Exhibit 99.2

         Dollar General Reports May Same-Store Sales up 1.3%

    GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 1, 2006--Dollar
General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported total retail sales for
the May four-week period ended May 26, 2006, equaled $687.0 million
compared with $640.6 million last year, an increase of 7.2 percent.
For the May period, same-store sales increased 1.3 percent compared to
an increase of 4.4 percent in the four-week period ended May 27, 2005.
The sales increase for the period was driven by strong sales increases
in the categories of food (including candy and snacks), paper
products, pet supplies, home cleaning products and seasonal
merchandise (including hardware, stationery and sundries). Same-store
sales decreased in the categories of home products and basic apparel.
    For the seventeen-week period ended May 26, 2006, Dollar General
total retail sales increased 7.8 percent to $2.8 billion from $2.6
billion for the seventeen-week period ended May 27, 2005. Same-store
sales for the 2006 seventeen-week period increased 1.4 percent.

    About Dollar General

    Dollar General is a Fortune 500(R) discount retailer with 8,096
neighborhood stores as of May 26, 2006. Dollar General stores offer
convenience and value to customers by offering consumable basic items
that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health
and beauty aids and cleaning supplies, as well as a selection of basic
apparel, house wares and seasonal items at everyday low prices. The
Company store support center is located in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.
Dollar General's Web site can be reached at www.dollargeneral.com.
    The 2006 sales numbers are preliminary and unaudited. In addition,
please note that the four-week May 2006 period discussed in this
release is based on the four-week retail calendar month as determined
by the National Retail Federation, which is widely used in the retail
industry. The Company's fiscal calendar for 2006 does not coincide
with the retail monthly calendar and, therefore, the Company's sales
reported for its fiscal 2006 quarterly periods will differ from the
sum of the months reported in the monthly sales releases.

    CONTACT: Dollar General Corporation, Goodlettsville
             Investor:
             Emma Jo Kauffman, 615-855-5525
             or
             Media:
             Tawn Earnest, 615-855-5209