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7DWF
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100
The founder of Dollar General.

Who Is J.L. Turner or Cal Turner? (We will accept either)

100

The "T" in T Day stands for this.

What is Truck?

100

On this day of the week you pull expired items through Thursday.  Hint, kids also hate it.

What is Mondays?

100

This is the percentage of shrink that is expected in your store.  Anything below is a win.

What is optimized?

100

This platform is used to check staffing guidance.

What is EPAS?
200

This person took over as CEO of Dollar General in 2023, coming out of retirement for the job.

Who is Todd Vasos?

200

On this 7DWF day you should have your truck complete.

What is T2?

200

When receiving one fresh truck a week you will scan OHA of 3 items or less these many days from your P Day.

What is 4.

200

This report on your business center is updated every period and gives you estimated shrink per day.

What is the SAR?

200

In a traditional store you have this many LSA's to be staffed to guidance.  Anything more and you might not make weighted hours.

What is 3?

300

This was the original name of the company, it changed to Dollar General in 1955.

What is J.L. Turner and Son?

300

On T6 SM should be scheduled this amount of hours prior to opening. Peace Out!

What is 2?

300

On this P Day you count OHA of 3 items or less if you receive 2 trucks a week, even if they are in transit.

What is P6?

300

This report can be provided by your DM and will show you your inventory build TREND every week.

What is Smart Trends?

300

This is the necessary CBL's required before a new hire starts on the sales floor.  The expectation is 100% complete within 14 days.

What is compliance CBL's?

400

It was in this state that Dollar General, aka J.L.Turner and Son, started in 1939.  Scottsville was the town.

What is Kentucky?

400

On T5 deep recovery starts at this time.

What is 5 P.M.?

400

According to a new 2024 California law you must retain these papers for 3 years on site.

What is Prop 12?

400

The acronym WSS2 stands for this.

What is Weekly Store Summary Page 2?

400

In this area you can find how to contact the DM, RD, RAPM and HR.

What is Business Center Contact Information?

500

This was the year that Dollar General went from being a family owned company to being publicly traded on the NYSE.  Hint... The NEXT year was described as the summer of love, Woodstock was in up state NY and Bryan Adams wrote a song about this summer.

What is 1968?

500

Sky shelves should be worked between these two times on T2-T6.

What is 1p-4p?

500

You must count this many PSKU's of milk on your P4/P6 to be 100% compliant.

What is 5?

500

This is the expected SAS score.  Anything above this is Green.

What is 6?

500

This is done a few times a year to get anonymous feedback on SM and DM performance from their team members. 

What is DG Voice?