DOLLAR GENERAL - NORTHPORT

Dollar General typically serves communities that are too small for bigger general store chains. It competes in the dollar store format with national chains and other regional chains in the southeast, and numerous independent stores. Since 2000 Dollar General has experimented with stores that carry a greater selection of grocery items. These stores operate under the name of "Dollar General Market". Recently, Dollar General began selling meat, and baked goods in new stores called "Dollar General Market", even though the idea is similar to the Dollar General Market.Dollar General Co. is a variety store chain operating in 35 states in the USA. The chain operates more than 9, 000 stores. The headquarters is located in Goodlettsville, TN. The company was founded in 1939 by Cal Turner in Scottsville, KY as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc. The name was changed to Dollar General Corporation in 1968. The company was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & CO (KKR), which is a private equity firm. He published the company in 2009.