Dollar General enters the retail 'labor hoarding' war with a $100 million investment to boost scheduled hours for employees

• Discount retailer Dollar General is the latest employer to join the industry's "labor hoarding" war.
• The company said it will spend $100 million to increase the number of scheduled hours for store employees
• Average wages have already gone up 23% in the past three years — similar to raises at Walmart and Kroger.

Retail's "labor hoarding" war now has a General — Dollar General, that is.