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- In 1977, Cal Turner Jr., who joined the company in 1965 as the third generation Turner, succeeded his father as president of Dollar General.
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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 19, 2018 · Turner’s Department Store on Main Street in Springfield would become the first Dollar General store. The layout was clean and simple, with big bold red $1 signs seemingly everywhere. Its slogan ...
Though stepping down in 2002 before the company peaked, Cal Turner Jr. firmly established Dollar General stores as a fixture in communities across America during his influential 25 years guiding the retail pioneer.
In 1977, Cal Turner Jr., who joined the company in 1965 as the third generation Turner, succeeded his father as president of Dollar General. Cal Turner Jr. led the company until his retirement in 2002. Under his leadership, the company grew to more than 6,000 stores and $6 billion in sales.
AMA Quarterly talked with Cal Turner Jr., who turned his father’s company, Dollar General Corporation, into the brand it is today. Turner was the CEO of Dollar General from 1977 to 2003.
Nov 15, 2000 · With annual sales of more than $40 million and a net income exceeding $1.5 million, the company went public in 1968 as Dollar General Corp. Cal Turner Sr. led the company as chairman and...
Longtime Dollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. shares his extraordinary life as heir to the company founded by his father, Cal Turner, Sr., and his grandfather, a dirt farmer turned Depression-era...
