Remodeled Dollar General stores in Lancaster & Amanda add produce sales

LANCASTER –Dollar General announced it recently remodeled its store at 149 E Hubert Ave in Lancaster and its store at 7594 Short Road SW in Amanda with both stores now offering produce.

“At Dollar General, we strive to be a positive business partner and good community neighbor in Lancaster,” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development in a news release. “Although we are not a grocery store, we believe the addition of produce in our Lancaster store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes affordable prices on quality products in a convenient location.”

Dollar General’s produce set offers the top 20 items typically sold in traditional grocery stores and covers approximately 80 percent of produce categories most grocery stores carry. It will include fresh fruits and vegetables including, tomatoes, onions, apples, strawberries, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lemons, limes, salad mixes, and more. The store will also continue to offer frozen and refrigerated food offerings, in addition to the same categories, brands and products that customers trust Dollar General to carry.

Dollar General offers fresh fruits and vegetables in more than 5,400 stores across the country with a meaningful number in current USDA-defined food deserts.

Normal hours of operation may be found through the Dollar General website or app.

The Lancaster and the Amanda stores provides the opportunity for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of each store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants. Since 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $238 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 19.6 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, visit www.dgliteracy.com.