About Business
Dollar General Corporation is an American discount retailer based in Goodlettsville, Tennessee, United States. It was founded in October 1939 by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner. In 2024, Dollar operated about 1,643 stores in the U.S. and Mexico. The company was formerly known as J.L. Turner and Son. It has been in the market for 85 years and owns 20,000 stores. As James couldn?t complete his education and started working after his father?s death, he decided to start a retail business. But he failed and became a salesman for a wholesale grocer. He left the job after ten years and started J.L Turner and Son along with his son, who supported him at a very young age. The company became Dollar General Corporation in 1968. Since 2003, it has been known as Dollar General.