Dollar General Corporation traces its corporate roots back to 1939 when J.L. Turner and his son Cal Turner established J.L. Turner and Son in Scottsville, Kentucky, initially operating as a wholesale dry goods business. In 1955, the enterprise successfully pioneered its revolutionary discount retail concept by opening the first Dollar General store in Springfield, Kentucky, where all merchandise was priced at one dollar or less. Over subsequent decades, the company expanded rapidly across rural and suburban American communities, transforming into a Fortune 500 retail powerhouse operating thousands of neighborhood convenience stores focused on everyday low prices and accessible customer shopping convenience.