EXHIBIT 23(a)


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the  incorporation  by reference in  Registration  Statement  Nos.
333-51589,  333-51591,  333-00141,  333-09448,  and 333-65789 of Dollar  General
Corporation Form S-8 and Registration  Statement No. 333-50451 of Dollar General
Corporation on Form S-3 of our report dated February 23, 1999,  appearing in the
Annual  Report on Form 10-fK of Dollar  General  Corporation  for the year ended
January 29, 1999.


/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Nashville, Tennessee
April 23, 1999



Exhibit 23(b)

Consent of Independent Accountants

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the  registration  statement of
Dollar  General  Corporation  and  Subsidiaries  on  Form  S-8  (Nos.  33-23796,
33-31827,  33-51589  and 33-5159) of our report dated March 5, 1997 on our audit
of the  consolidated  financial  statements of Dollar  General  Corporation  and
Subsidiaries as of January 31, 1997 and for the year then ended, which report is
included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K.




/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
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     PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP

Louisville, Kentucky
April 23, 1999