Dollar General Corp.

Private Company, Headquarters Location
100 Mission Rdg., Goodlettsville, TN 37072-2171, United States
(615)855-4000, http://www.dollargeneral.com

Primary SIC: Variety Stores, Primary NAICS: All Other General Merchandise Stores
Description: Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 as J.L. Turner and Son, Wholesale. The company opened its first dollar store in 1955, when it was incorporated under the name J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. The company changed its name to Dollar General Corporation in 1968 and reincorporated in 1998. It holds its headquarters in Goodlettsville, Tennessee. Dollar General is a discount retail store, offering a focused assortment of everyday items, including basic consumable merchandise and other home, apparel and seasonal products. It reports its merchandise in four segments -- highly consumable, seasonal, home products and basic clothing. As of 2008, the company operated 8,414 stores located in 35 states, primarily in the southern, southwestern, midwestern and eastern United States. On July 6, 2007, Dollar General completed a merger and, as a result, the company is a subsidiary of Buck Holdings. More

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Retail: General merchandising stores selling clothing, home furnishings and health, beauty and cleaning supplies.


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