Exhibit 99.1

Dollar General Promotes Emily Taylor to Executive Vice President

and Chief Merchandising Officer

Major Retailer Also Announces Other Organizational Changes

 Dollar General names Emily Taylor as executive vice president and chief
merchandising officer. (Photo: Business Wire)

GOODLETTSVILE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 25, 2020--Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) announced Emily Taylor has been named executive vice president and chief merchandising officer effective today. Taylor, who formerly served as senior vice president of channel innovation, brings more than two decades of leadership excellence and expertise to the role. Dollar General also announced the departure of Jason Reiser from the Company effective September 24, 2020.

“We are confident that Emily’s strategic vision and longstanding leadership with Dollar General will help to drive our continued efforts to innovate, capture growth opportunities and serve our customers and communities,” said Jeff Owen, Dollar General’s Chief Operating Officer. “I would also like to thank Jason for his contributions to advancing Dollar General’s merchandising strategy and wish him the best in his future endeavors.”

Taylor, who joined Dollar General in 1998, has held roles of increasing responsibility in investor relations, financial planning and analysis, merchandise planning, pricing and merchandising operations. She now will be responsible for the strategy and execution of the Company's merchandising, marketing, global sourcing, merchandise operations and in-store experience efforts. Taylor earned a bachelor of arts degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and an MBA from the Owen Graduate School of Management at Vanderbilt University. Taylor has served as Dollar General’s senior vice president of channel innovation since 2019. She has been named as one of Mass Market Retailer’s Most Influential Women in Retail since 2016 and was also named among the magazine’s prestigious “People Who Make A Difference” list in 2018.

The Company also announced additional organizational changes today. Tracey Herrmann will now serve as senior vice president of channel innovation, having previously served as senior vice president of store operations. Kal Patel, formerly a vice president and division manager, will be promoted to senior vice president of store operations.

About Dollar General Corporation

Dollar General Corporation has been delivering value to shoppers for more than 80 years through its mission of Serving Others. Dollar General helps shoppers Save time. Save money. Every day!® by offering products that are frequently used and replenished, such as food, snacks, health and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares and seasonal items at everyday low prices in convenient neighborhood locations. Dollar General operated 16,720 stores in 46 states as of July 31, 2020. In addition to high-quality private brands, Dollar General sells products from America's most-trusted manufacturers such as Clorox, Energizer, Procter & Gamble, Hanes, Coca-Cola, Mars, Unilever, Nestle, Kimberly-Clark, Kellogg's, General Mills, and PepsiCo. Learn more about Dollar General at www.dollargeneral.com.

Contacts

Media Contact:

Crystal Ghassemi

1-877-944-DGPR (3477)

dgpr@dollargeneral.com

Investor Contacts:

Donny Lau, (615)855-5591

Kevin Walker, (615)855-4954

Exhibit 99.2

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

This AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), effective September 24, 2020 (the “Effective Date”), is made and entered into by and between DOLLAR GENERAL CORPORATION (the “Company”) and JASON S. REISER (the “Employee”). Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Employment Agreement (as defined below).

WITNESSETH:

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee have previously entered into an Employment Agreement by and between the Company and Employee dated April 1, 2018 (the “Employment Agreement”); and

WHEREAS, the Company and the Employee desire to amend the Employment Agreement solely to extend the Restricted Period by an additional six (6) months in consideration for a lump sum payment in cash of $1,582,646, less applicable withholdings, contingent upon the execution and effectiveness of the Release that is attached to and made a part of the Employment Agreement.

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises, the mutual promises, covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:

1.                 Paragraph 16.b.iv of the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:

“Restricted Period” shall mean two (2) years and six (6) months following Employee’s termination date.

2.                 In consideration of the foregoing amendment to Paragraph 16.b.iv, and contingent upon the execution and effectiveness of the Release that is attached to and made a part of the Employment Agreement, the Company agrees to pay to the Employee a lump sum cash payment of $1,582,646, less applicable withholdings (the “Extension Payment”) within thirty (30) days following the Effective Date. The Extension Payment is not being provided to the Employee in lieu of or as substitution for any other payment to which the Employee may be entitled under the Employment Agreement.

3.                 In all other respects, the Employment Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

4.                 This Amendment may be executed by either of the parties hereto in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original Amendment, but all such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed, or caused their duly authorized representative to execute this Amendment.