Dollar General Market

Dollar General was founded in 1939 by J.L. Turner and his son Cal Turner in Scottsville, Kentucky, originally as a wholesale business before evolving into the discount retail chain known today. The company entered the grocery market in 2003 with the introduction of the Dollar General Market format, a larger-footprint store designed to bring fresh produce, meat, dairy, and frozen foods to communities that larger grocery chains have bypassed. Dollar General Market stores offer expanded produce, refrigerated and frozen food offerings, dairy products, and fresh meats, alongside the general merchandise Dollar General is known for. The format has become a meaningful source of grocery access in rural America, with a meaningful number of locations operating in USDA-defined food deserts.