According to the Complaint, Dollar General Corporation is a discount retailer that sells consumer goods, including packaged foods, fresh foods and produce, beauty and household products, and beer and wine, primarily throughout the southern, southwestern, midwestern, and eastern United States.

The Complaint alleges that Defendants throughout the Class Period made false and/or misleading statements and/or failed to disclose that: (i) Dollar General stores were chronically understaffed and suffering from logistical and inventory management problems which left stores with tens of millions of dollars’ worth of outdated and unwanted inventory, mispriced goods, and lost and damaged items; (ii) large backlogs of unsellable merchandise had built up at Dollar General’s stores, which inventory had not been timely written down due to understaffing and Dollar General’s failure to manage its inventory; (iii) the allotment of employee hours per store per week imposed by Dollar General management placed employees in virtually impossible situations where assigned tasks, including those necessary to effective store operations, could not be completed within the allotted time; (iv) Dollar General was systematically overcharging customers for items upon checkout above the listed price in violation of state laws, including state law violations identified by state regulators in Arizona, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, and Ohio; (v) Dollar General’s reported revenue and earnings during the Class Period were artificially inflated by defendants’ over-pricing scheme; (vi) Dollar General’s failure to manage store inventories and accurately price items upon checkout risked the loss of customers, lower sales, adverse regulatory actions, and reputational fallout; and (vii) Dollar General was not on track to achieve its guidance during the Class Period and such guidance lacked a reasonable factual basis. This action seeks to recover the damages suffered by Class members, who allegedly suffered economic harm as the truth about Dollar General, its operations, and its prospects began to be revealed.

On April 4, 2024, the Court issued an Order appointing Lead Plaintiff and Counsel. Lead Plaintiff filed a Consolidated Amended Complaint on June 17. Lead Plaintiff filed a second Consolidated Amended Complaint on October 17. Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss the a second Consolidated Amended Complaint on November 15.

On June 24, 2025, the Court issued an Order granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss without prejudice. On July 2, the Clerk of Court entered Judgment. Lead Plaintiffs filed a Motion to set aside the Entry of Judgment on July 10. On July 14, the Court issued an Order vacating the Entry of Judgment. Plaintiffs were given leave to amend the Complaint.