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Hurley Calister "Cal" Turner (May 28, 1915 – November 20, 2000) was an American businessman. He was the co-founder of Dollar General alongside his father.
Hurley Calister "Cal" Turner Jr. (born January 25, 1940) is an American billionaire businessman and philanthropist. He served as the chairman and chief executive officer of Dollar General, a chain of low-cost variety stores founded by his father, Cal Turner Sr.
Mar 5, 2019 · The former Dollar General CEO and philanthropist shared his insights on effective leadership at the Turner Family Center for Social Ventures Summit in 2019. He emphasized separating the person from the problem, weaknesses make you stronger, sometimes the hard choice is the right choice, focus on the positive, and never stop learning.
Nov 19, 2018 · In this excerpt from his memoir, Cal Turner Jr., a 1962 Vanderbilt graduate who was Dollar General’s CEO from 1965 to 2003, discusses the breakthrough concept that helped launch a small-town ...
Cal Turner, Sr. became intrigued by the “Dollar Days” sales big department stores in Nashville and Louisville would tout with big, full-color newspaper ads. He reasoned that if they could afford to make that advertising spend each month, it must be paying off.
Nov 20, 2000 · Cal Turner Sr., who began a retailing empire based on the philosophy that no item should cost more than a dollar, died at his home in Scottsville, Ky., on Tuesday. He was 85.
Jul 2, 2018 · Providing unbeatable value to customers is a timeless idea—and one that former Dollar General CEO Cal Turner Jr. credits for growing his family’s business into a billion-dollar enterprise.
