Dollar General Q1 2026 earnings beat, raises full-year EPS forecast

Dollar General Turnaround: Merchandise Losses Plunge From Near $1 Billion Peak

Dollar General cut inventory shrink from $928M to $153M quarterly by removing self-checkout, beating EPS estimates ($2 vs $1.89 expected). For tech managers, it demonstrates that operational controls outperform complex systems—31% Q1 margin improvement shows process simplification drives higher ROI than tech-heavy solutions.