In The Best and the Brightest, David Halberstam demonstrated that private-sector skills have no place in government.

Dollar General’s core consumers are “always strained” due to their economic status but also resourceful, CEO Todd Vasos said.

The retail company aims to convert value-seeking consumers into regulars, and expanding delivery is part of its approach.

The cost-cutting group removed hundreds of contracts from its “wall of receipts,” added back many of them, and inflated ...