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Discuss the profitability and strengths of Dollar General

I have looked through the annual report but i need more assistance in identifying profitability.

Annual report -http://investor.shareholder.com/dollar/financials.cfm

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First the strengths of Dollar General:
It has very good brand recognition and reputation:
It also has more than 9, 320 stores in 34 states of USA:
The reputation of Dollar General for low cost products is likely to help the company during economic weakness: This is the reason why its sales, operating income, and net income is increasing;
The company has strong financial strength because its revenues and ...

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