Dollar General Will Dedicate First Hour of Each Shopping Day to Seniors

The Dollar General store chain announced plans to dedicate the first hour of each shopping day to seniors and change operating hours starting Tuesday to help avoid the spread of COVID-19, reports KKTV . All stores intend to close an hour earlier than current close times to let workers clean and re-stock store shelves, as well as for their health and wellbeing. Stores will continue to maintain the current opening schedule. Other shoppers are urged to plan their shopping trips around this window so the most susceptible customers can shop during the first hour of operation and be less worried about getting infected. "We appreciate our customers' understanding of our decision and request they visit our stores later in the morning to allow at-risk populations the ability to purchase the items they need at affordable prices," said Dollar General CEO Todd Vasos.