The ability of computer systems to exchange information. with other systems. Integration. The ability of computer based applications to interact with. other systems in order to perform a useful function for the user.
The first Dollar General store opened in Scottsville, Kentucky, on June 1, 1955, the concept was that no item in the store would cost more than one dollar. The idea became a success, and other stores owned by J.L. Turner and his son Cal Turner were quickly converted.
In 1906 the first W. T. Grant Co. 25 Cent Store opened in Lynn, Massachusetts. Modest profit, coupled with a fast turnover of inventory, caused the stores to grow to almost $100 million annual sales by 1936, the same year that William Thomas Grant started the W. T. Grant Foundation.