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                   DOLLAR GENERAL NAMES DAVID L. BERE TO BOARD

GOODLETTSVILLE,  Tennessee, June 3, 2002 - Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG)
announced it has named David L. Bere to its Board of Directors.

Chairman and CEO Cal Turner, Jr. made the announcement  saying, "Dave Bere is an
experienced  executive who understands senior management  dynamics of both small
and large companies and the role of corporate  governance.  He has been familiar
with Dollar General for a number of years,  and he has an appreciation  for both
the mission and the  complexity  of our company.  We are delighted to add him to
Dollar General's board of directors."

Mr. Bere serves as President and Chief Executive  Officer and as a member of the
Board of Directors of Bakery Chef, Inc., a specialty frozen baking company and a
wholly-owned  subsidiary of Value-Added  Bakery Holding  Company,  a partnership
formed by Mr. Bere.  From 1996 to 1998,  Mr. Bere served as President  and Chief
Executive  Officer of McCain  Foods USA, a  manufacturer  and marketer of frozen
foods and a subsidiary  of McCain  Foods  Limited.  From 1978 to 1995,  Mr. Bere
worked for The Quaker Oats  Company  and served as  president  of the  Breakfast
Division from 1992 to 1995 and President of the Golden Grain  Division from 1990
to 1992.

Mr. Bere currently  serves on the Board of Advisors for the Alford Group,  Inc.,
the Board of Trustees of Fuller  Theological  Seminary  and the Dean's  Advisory
Council Indiana University - Kelly School of Business. Mr. Bere holds a Bachelor
of Arts degree in  Political  Science  and a Masters in Business  Administration
degree from Indiana University.

Mr. Bere's  appointment  represents  an addition to the Dollar  General board of
directors, bringing the total number of board members to twelve.

As of May 3, 2002,  Dollar  General  operated  5,731  neighborhood  stores in 27
states with distribution centers in Florida,  Kentucky,  Mississippi,  Missouri,
Ohio, Oklahoma and Virginia.


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