<P> On June 21, 2007 CEO David Perdue announced his resignation leaving David Bere as interim CEO . One month later all shares of Dollar General stock were acquired by private equity investors for $22 per share . An investment group consisting of affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), GS Capital Partners (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs), Citigroup Private Equity and other co-investors completed an acquisition of Dollar General Corporation for $6.9 billion . </P> <P> As a part of the transition to a privately held company, Dollar General assessed each location at the end of its lease against a model known as "EZ Stores". This assessment included evaluating whether the location had a loading dock, garbage dumpsters, adequate parking, and acceptable profitability . Stores that did not pass this evaluation were relocated or closed . Over 400 stores were closed as part of this initiative . </P> <P> Dollar General filed on August 20, 2009 for an initial public offering of up to $750 Million turning the company once again into a publicly traded corporation . In 2013 Dollar General started selling cigarettes in response to its competitor Family Dollar selling cigarettes in 2012 . Dollar General's 12th distribution center opened on May 31, 2014 in Bethel, Pennsylvania to serve the northeast and midwest stores . On August 18, 2014, Dollar General lodged a competing bid of $9.7 billion against Dollar Tree for Family Dollar . The bid was rejected on August 20, 2014 by the Family Dollar board, which said it would proceed with the deal with Dollar Tree . </P> <P> On June 3, 2015, Chief Operating Officer Todd Vasos replaced Rick Dreiling as chief executive . Dreiling remained as senior advisor and chairman until his retirement in January 2016 . Dollar General's 13th distribution center opened in San Antonio, Texas on June 6, 2016 with a local investment of $100 million and the creation of over 500 jobs . In September 2015, the Janesville City Council, in Wisconsin, approved an agreement to bring a Dollar General distribution center to the town . The center created more than 500 jobs in the area and became the 14th Dollar General distribution center . </P>

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