Dollar General: What Were They Thinking?

I've known about plans for a Dollar General store on Phillips Ave for several weeks now and while it's true the neighborhood needs more retail the one store the neighborhood already has just one block away happens to also be a dollar store.

And while Vanguard Property Group claims the design of the store is dictated by Dollar General Corporation the Vanguard website clearly shows several examples of Dollar General Stores of much better construction than what is being proposed for Phillips Avenue.

Proposed Phillips Ave store:

Dollar General built by Vanguard in Raleigh:

Could this just be another case of someone trying to take money from Northeast Greensboro and run? Sure looks like it to me. Contact George T. Barnes, Jr. (919) 459-2601 gbarnes@vanguardpg.com for more information.