SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 28, 2001


                           Dollar General Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)



        Tennessee                         001-11421               61-0502302
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
        Incorporation)                                       Identification No.)


          100 Mission Ridge
      Goodlettsville, Tennessee                                     37072
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:      (615) 855-4000
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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



ITEM 9.   REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE

On February 26, 2001,  Dollar General  Corporation (the "Company") issued a news
release and held a  conference  call with  respect to  earnings  results for the
fiscal year ended  February 2, 2001,  as well as a discussion  of the  Company's
expectations  for the  coming  year.  Copies  of the  news  release,  management
comments  from  the  conference  call and a  summary  of the  conference  call's
question and answer session,  are  incorporated  herein by reference as Exhibits
99.1,  99.2 and 99.3  respectively.  The Company  files this 8-K pursuant to the
Securities and Exchange Commission's Regulation FD.

                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                                 DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION
                                                 (Registrant)



February 26, 2001                                By:  /s/ Bob Carpenter
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                                                      Bob Carpenter
                                                      President and
                                                      Chief Operating Officer




Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.                Item

  99.1          Earnings results for the fiscal year by Dollar General
                Corporation dated February 26, 2001
  99.2          Management comments from conference call held February 26, 2001
  99.3          Q & A from Conference Call held February 26, 2001