Dollar General Corporation sells a wide range of merchandise products including consumable products, packaged food, perishables, health and beauty products, tobacco products, seasonal products, home products, and apparel across 47 states in the United States. It operates 18,190 retail stores in the southern, southwestern, Midwestern, and eastern United States. Previously known as J.L. Turner & Son, Inc., Dollar General Corporation was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee.