Subtracting from its growth, however ... They are for quick items.” Fueling Dollar General’s spread in North Carolina is the state’s swelling population and large rural presence.

Subtracting from its growth, however ... They are for quick items.” Fueling Dollar General’s spread in North Carolina is the state’s swelling population and large rural presence.

I’m Brian Gordon, tech reporter for The News & Observer, and this is Open Source, a weekly newsletter on business, labor and technology in North Carolina. Dollar General almost passed my test.

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