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.
This emporium was a first in North American retailingâbilled as the worldâs first department store. Wanamaker hated that term, insisting that it be called a âcomposite storeâ. (Thereâs also some question as to whether it even merits that title. New York Cityâs Iron Palace opened in 1862; the Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution in Salt Lake City was founded in 1868.) Wanamakerâs âcomposite storeâ was a marvel.