Take Kohl’s, for example, which closed about two dozen stores earlier this year and posted a disappointing earnings report this week. Dollar General is bucking that trend. The Fortune 500 discount retailer said Thursday during its earnings report it closed 96 locations in the fourth quarter that ended in late January,

Dollar General will close more than 140 stores after a sharp drop in profits, marking a shift in strategy as the discount retailer faces rising costs and changing consumer habits. Dollar General will shut down at least 96 Dollar General locations and 45 pOpshelf stores in 2025,