Dollar General announces first hour of operations to be dedicated to senior customers

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Posted: Mar 16, 2020 / 07:19 PM CDT / Updated: Mar 16, 2020 / 07:19 PM CDT

Dollar General announced plans to dedicate the first hour of every business day to senior shoppers, as well as change store operating hours beginning March 17, 2020.

Starting Tuesday, Dollar General is strongly encouraging that the first hour of operations each day be dedicated solely for the shopping needs of senior customers, who are one of the groups most vulnerable to the COVID-19 coronavirus.

Dollar General wants to provide these at-risk customers with the ability to purchase the items they need and want at the beginning of each day to avoid busier and more crowded shopping periods.

Other customers are asked to shop around this time frame to allow the most susceptible customers in our communities the ability to shop during the first hour that stores are open

All stores will close one hour earlier than current close times to allow employees to clean and re-stock store shelves.
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[captain queeg]

1. What is a senior? 60? 62? 65?

[Skittles]

7. according to the CDC, geezer status starts at age 60

[FM123]

2. What a thoughtful (and possibly lifesaving) idea!

Not only will the stores be less crowded with the general population, I assume it will be a cleaner environment first thing in the morning.

[mnhtnbb]

3. Great. There is a DG one block from my apartment

building and I had been planning to walk in there for eggs and milk and maybe some lettuce at the end of the week so I wouldn't have to go the larger grocery store where I normally shop every week. I have enough in the freezer and pantry to cut back weekly shopping to about once/month if I can supplement with milk, eggs and some green veggies every 7-10 days.

[Karadeniz]

4. Very good idea! Thoughtful of them!

[Raine]

5. Good, I hope more will do this. nt

[DonaldsRump]

6. Let's call it the "Trump Virus"...give credit where it's due. n/t

[lunasun]

8. Oh that is nice I always liked dollar general and good they are thinking of the seniors as they

are at a higher risk now

[lpbk2713]

9. Kudos to Dollar General.

I will shop there more often.