Exhibit 99.2

                   Dollar General Reports May Sales

    GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 7, 2007--Dollar
General Corporation (NYSE: DG) today reported total retail sales for
the May four-week period ended June 1, 2007, equaled $733.1 million,
an increase of 6.0 percent over sales of $691.8 million for the
four-week period ended June 2, 2006. For the fiscal 2007 four-week
period, same-store sales increased 4.1 percent compared to a 1.9
percent increase in the four-week fiscal 2006 period. Excluding sales
in 122 stores, which are in the process of closing as part of the
Company's store revitalization efforts, same-store sales increased 3.5
percent in the fiscal 2007 May period.

    For the seventeen-week period ended June 1, 2007, Dollar General
total retail sales increased 5.8 percent to $3.01 billion from $2.84
billion for the seventeen-week period ended June 2, 2006. Same-store
sales for the seventeen-week period increased 2.8 percent.

    About Dollar General

    Dollar General is a Fortune 500(R) discount retailer with 8,205
neighborhood stores as of June 1, 2007. 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, housewares 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.

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