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Cal Turner Jr. fired his brother as COO to avoid bankruptcy
“The hardest and toughest decision I ever had to make was the decision to fire my brother. Who was the chief operating officer, and the company was really in trouble. We were on the verge of chapter 11, and when you're in that situation, and the CEO and the COO…”
Cal Turner Jr.: Dollar General stores located near Walmart performed better
“No, no, we're in the same markets. In fact, our stores close to Walmart, it seemed to Do better than our stores that weren't close to a Walmart.”
75% of the US population lived near a Dollar General in 2017
“At the end of last year, 75% of the continental United States lived within five miles of a dollar general store.”