The first of those stores, at 1149 Third Ave. N.W., opened in the spring. The second one, at 2210 N. 15th St., opened in the summer.

DG Market is a grocery-focused part of the Dollar General chain. Including the Dollar General store at 1810 First Ave. S., that chain now has three stores in Fort Dodge.

According to an announcement from the company, DG Market stores offer fresh meat, produce, refrigerated and frozen food, and dairy products. The produce items include what the company describes as the top 20 produce items typically sold in grocery stores, including lettuce, tomatoes, onions, apples, bananas, strawberries, potatoes, sweet potatoes, lemons, limes and salad mixes.

The stores offer general merchandise as well.

The DG Market stores employ 10 to 15 people.

Dollar General, based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, has had a store in Fort Dodge since 1993. It was once located at 2736 First Ave. S., north of Aldi. In 2018, the current Dollar General store opened on First Avenue South.