Turner died leaving his son Cal Turner to succeed him. In 1955, Cal Turner developed his idea of a retail store selling goods for a dollar, based on the Dollar Days promotions held at other department stores, by converting Turner's Department Store in Springfield, Kentucky, into the first Dollar General Store. By the mid-1950s Turner had 35 department stores in Kentucky and Tennessee. The switch to retailing resulted in annual sales above $2 million by the early 1950s. Turner and Son with an initial investment of $5,000 each. In October 1939, James and Cal opened J.L. James' only child Cal Turner accompanied his father to these closeouts at a young age, gaining valuable business knowledge and skills. During the Great Depression, he began buying and liquidating bankrupt general stores. James left the sales job after 10 years and settled his family in Scottsville, Kentucky. After two unsuccessful attempts at retailing, James became a traveling dry goods salesman for a Nashville wholesale grocer. James quit school to work on the family farm, helping to provide for his mother and siblings, and subsequently never completed his education. James Turner's father died in an accident in 1902 when James was only 11. Turner and Son Building in Scottsville, Kentuckyĭollar General has its origin in Scottsville, Kentucky, with James Luther 'J.L.' Turner and his son Cal Turner. Dollar General has grown to become one of the most profitable stores in the rural United States with revenue reaching around $27 billion in 2019.

Fortune 500 recognized Dollar General in 1999 and in 2020 reached #112. In 1955, the name changed to Dollar General Corporation and in 1968 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange.

Turner and Son in Scottsville, Kentucky, owned by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner. The company began in 1939 as a family-owned business called J.L. As of October 2, 2023, Dollar General operates 19,414 stores in the continental United States and Mexico. Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of variety stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.

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