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Retail >> Dollar General SWOT Analysis:
Strengths
  • The value proposition: price and convenience
  • Targeted shopper base
  • Financial health relatively good; low debt
  • Large scale, centrally managed
  • Worsening economy/greater unemployment=more discount shoppers
  • Product Mix
  • Low cost operating model
Weaknesses
[list]
 [*] High turnover / labor challenges
 [*] Increasing operating cost structure
 [*] In-store execution very inconsistent
 [*] Inconsistent sales/store
 [*] Product Recalls
 [*] Late entrance to online channel
Opportunities
  • Improving sales productivity of existing buildings
  • Optimize supply chain, inventory levels, and in-store execution
  • Dollar General Market
  • Improving supply chain and efficiency
  • New stores: nowhere near format saturation
  • International opportunities
  • Increase Demand for Private Label Goods
  • Consumer buying patterns are shifting
Threats
[list]
 [*]Increasing proportion of consumables has significant margin impact
 [*] Economic pressures on core customers (fuel, unemployment)
 [*] Wal-Mart overlap
 [*] Global sourcing under pressure with exchange rate fluctuations
 [*] Increase in labor cost/ government regulations
 

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