Benzinga’s weekly Stock Wars matches up two leaders in a major industry sector, with the goal of determining which company is the better investment.
This week, the duel is between a pair of discount retail chains: Dollar General Corp and Dollar Tree, Inc.
The Case For Dollar General
This company began in October 1939 in Scottsville, Kentucky, as J.L Turner and Son. The elder Turner was a former dry goods salesman who began buying and liquidating bankrupt general stores during the Great Depression. Turner was no stranger to having a store go bust—he twice failed at owning and operating an independent store before launching this venture.
