Insider Intelligence August 27, 2021
The news: Dollar General’s CEO Todd Vasos unveiled more information about the discount retailers’ plans to take on the $3.8 trillion healthcare industry in its latest earnings call.
- Vasos detailed that the chain would focus on offering services like telemedicine, eye care, and prescription delivery.
- This comes over a month after Dollar General first announced its plans to level-up its presence in healthcare, particularly in rural communities. At the time, it announced a newly created Chief Medical Officer role, which was filled by Dr. Albert Wu, a former McKinsey consultant.
Dollar General has a long way to go before it becomes a full-blown healthcare player: Though Dollar General’s healthcare push seems promising at face value, it’s still in...
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