New Dollar General Opens In Berkeley County Near Cane Bay

The store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the individual needs of the store, a company spokesperson said. (CREDIT: Dollar General)

BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Dollar General announced Monday that it has opened a new location in Berkeley County. The store is located at 1843 State Road in Summerville, which is near the Cane Bay community.

The store is expected to employ approximately six to 10 people, depending on the individual needs of the store, a company spokesperson said. Interested candidates can review and apply for available positions here.

The new store features a curated assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables including lettuce, tomatoes, onions, apples, strawberries, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lemons, limes, salad mixes, and more. Its produce section offers the top 20 items typically sold in traditional grocery stores.

“At Dollar General, we believe the addition of each new store provides positive economic growth for the communities we proudly serve, and the addition of our new Summerville store highlights our commitment to deliver a pleasant shopping experience that includes great prices on quality products in a convenient location, ” said Matthew Simonsen, Dollar General’s senior vice president of real estate and store development. “We look forward to welcoming customers to our new store and hope they will enjoy shopping at our new location.”

To commemorate the opening of Dollar General’s new Summerville location, it plans to donate 100 new books to a nearby elementary school to benefit students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. In partnership with the Kellogg Company, the donation will be part of a planned donation of more than 60,000 books in fiscal 2023 across the country to celebrate new DG store openings.

The addition of the Summerville store also opens the opportunity for schools, nonprofit organizations and libraries within a 15-mile radius of the store to apply for Dollar General Literacy Foundation grants. Since its inception in 1993, the Dollar General Literacy Foundation has awarded more than $233 million in grants to nonprofit organizations, helping more than 19.3 million individuals take their first steps toward literacy or continued education. For more information about the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and its grant programs, visit www.dgliteracy.com.