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Cal Turner. 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.
The company began in 1939 in Scottsville, Kentucky, as a family-owned business called J.L. Turner and Son, owned by James Luther Turner and Cal Turner. In 1955, the name changed to Dollar General Corporation, and in 1968 the company went public on the New York Stock Exchange.
Inheriting his father's growing regional chain, Cal Turner led Dollar General's expansion beyond its Kentucky and Tennessee stronghold by taking the company public in 1968 and opening hundreds of stores across multiple new states.
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.
Oct 1, 2016 · Hugh Ballou interviews Cal Turner, Jr. on how his leadership established a legacy and has inspired many over the decades.
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 ...
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May 17, 2018 · In 1955, Turner’s father Cal Sr. was the owner of 36 stores operating in small towns in Tennessee and Kentucky. Inspired by “Dollar Days” sales at the big department stores in nearby Nashville,...
