Dollar General Corporation (NYSE: DG) is an American chain of variety stores. The stores deliver everyday low prices on items including food, snacks, health, and beauty aids, cleaning supplies, basic apparel, housewares, seasonal items, paper products, and much more from America’s most-trusted brands and products, along with high-quality private brands. The company began in 1939 as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner and Son. In 1955, the name changed to Dollar General Corporation, and in 1968 the company went public. As of February 2024, the company operates 19,986 retail stores in 48 U.S. states and Mexico, in addition to 18 distribution centers for non-refrigerated products, ten cold storage distribution centers, and three combination distribution centers. In 2023, the company had a market cap of $29.84B and a revenue of $39.03B. The company is headquartered in Goodlettsville, TN.
Dollar General has been rapidly expanding their “DG Market” prototype which boasts a larger selection of grocery items & fresh produce. In 2003, the company opened its first DG Market as a convenient alternative to discount superstores. DG Market is an expanded format of the standard Dollar General store that focuses on providing customers with fresh dairy, meat, produce, and dry groceries and an added focus on serving underserved communities.