Dollar General schedules Feb. 28 grand opening for Somerville small-format store

Dollar General has scheduled a community grand opening celebration for Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, to mark the launch of a small-format store at 6358 Highway 36 E in Somerville, Alabama. The company set the date in advance of the weekend event and identified the site by street address in its announcement.

A Feb. 23, 2026 staff report describing the store launch specifically notes giveaway promotions tied to the grand opening. The staff report frames the opening as a community celebration and lists promotional giveaways as part of the planned activities for the Feb. 28 event.

With today’s date, Feb. 26, 2026, the scheduled grand opening is two days away, placing final staffing and merchandising runs on a tight timeline for store employees and local supervisors. The store is identified in company materials as a small-format location at 6358 Highway 36 E rather than a traditional larger-format Dollar General storefront.

Dollar General’s internal staff report dated Feb. 23, 2026, serves as the primary company notice of both the location and the promotional plans; the report does not provide additional public details beyond the address, the Feb. 28 celebration date, and the presence of giveaway promotions. The documentation sent to staff establishes the sequence of events leading to the store’s community launch on Saturday.

Operationally, the Feb. 28 celebration at 6358 Highway 36 E will be the public opening milestone for the Somerville site. Dollar General’s choice to characterize the site as a small-format store in its Feb. 23 report indicates the company’s plan for the specific footprint and product assortment tied to that designation at this Somerville location.

The scheduled Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026 grand opening at 6358 Highway 36 E, Somerville, Alabama, with giveaway promotions referenced in the Feb. 23 staff report, marks the official start of public operations for this Dollar General small-format site.