EX-23 3 f11kauditorconsent.htm CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

Exhibit 23



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS







We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Form S-8 No. 333-102653 and Form S-8 No. 333-65789) pertaining to the Dollar General Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan of our report dated June 9, 2003, with respect to the financial statements and schedule of the Dollar General Corporation 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan included in this Annual Report (Form 11-K) for the year ended December 31, 2002.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Nashville, Tennessee


June 24, 2003