What happened Shares of Dollar General (NYSE: DG) jumped 16.1% in April, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. This isn't a surprising outcome considering the depressed economic condition resulting from the coronavirus pandemic. So what With businesses ordered closed, employees furloughed, and stay-at-home orders issued, consumers will spend their limited dollars in ways that stretch them the furthest. Image source: Dollar General. Dollar General is the leading dollar-store chain and possesses a strong market position, as it offers consumers a broad range of goods and varying price points, with most of them being $5 or less. As unemployment hit 30 million people -- and ADP just reported that private payrolls plunged to their lowest levels since it began tracking them -- the dollar-store chain became a key value component for consumers. They were also able to make their $1,200 stimulus checks go a lot further at the chain that also increasingly sells fresh produce in a challenge to Walmart's dominance. Now what Dollar General posted its 30th consecutive year of comparable-store sales growth in 2019, and the growth trajectory it's on remains intact. Shares of the leading dollar-store chain gained more than 40% over the past year, despite the highly competitive nature of the discount-retail market. Investors are likely to see similar resilience this year. 10 stocks we like better than Dollar GeneralWhen investing geniuses David and Tom Gardner have a stock tip, it can pay to listen. After all, the newsletter they have run for over a decade, Motley Fool Stock Advisor, has tripled the market.* David and Tom just revealed what they believe are the ten best stocks for investors to buy right now... and Dollar General wasn't one of them! That's right -- they think these 10 stocks are even better buys. See the 10 stocks *Stock Advisor returns as of April 16, 2020 Rich Duprey has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.Source