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Price called Dreiling the best defensively of the bunch, saying he would see action primarily as a late-game defensive replacement.

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Price called Dreiling the best defensively of the bunch, saying he would see action primarily as a late-game defensive replacement.

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"They are the new consumer, who exercises frugality and smart shopping," Mr. Dreiling said in a conference call with analysts.

Frontier of Frugality Ann Zimmerman 2011

Photo: Getty Images "Our sales are better prepared for the holidays than ever before, in part due to our improved merchandise allocation," Chief Executive Rick Dreiling said Monday on a conference call.

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Rick Dreiling , chief executive officer of Dollar General, says the economic climate has bred two new types of dollar-store customers.

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Looking forward, Mr. Dreiling said, "We see more of the same—customers who are continuing to struggle."

Frontier of Frugality Ann Zimmerman 2011

"High unemployment and underemployment, higher year-over-year gasoline prices, tightening credit requirements, continued weakness in the housing markets and uncertainty in the financial and political arenas continue to impact the consumer's discretionary spending," Mr. Dreiling said.

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At Dollar General Corp., another retail chain with seven male directors, diversity is "a very important factor" in board searches, says Rick Dreiling , chairman and CEO.

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"We have 228 items that are priced at $1 that we think are incredibly important to our customers that we elected not to take price increases on," Dollar General Chief Executive Rick Dreiling told analysts during a June 1 earnings conference call.

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The second group of customers is what Mr. Dreiling calls "the trade-ins," people who can afford to shop elsewhere, but choose to go to the dollar stores.

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