Dollar General Opens 19,000th Location

The new store in Joplin, Mo., allows the discount retailer to hit a unique milestone.

1/30/2023

The Dollar General team celebrates the opening of its Joplin, Mo., location.

Dollar General has reached a retail milestone as the opening of its Joplin, Mo., location marked the retailer’s 19,000th store.

In keeping with the company’s mission of Serving Others, Dollar General donated $19,000 and 100 new books to Royal Heights Elementary School in Joplin to support ongoing literacy and education programs.

“Today marks an exciting milestone in Dollar General’s history,” said Jeff Owen, Dollar General’s chief executive officer. “Since opening our first Missouri store in 1973, Dollar General has a longstanding history in the state and proudly employs more than 6,000 Missourians through our store, distribution center and DG Private Fleet.”

Dollar General was founded as a wholesale venture in 1939 by J.L. Turner and his son, Cal Turner, Sr. The father and son duo opened the first Dollar General store in 1955 in Springfield, Ky.

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