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Cal Turner, Jr.

Chairman, Cal Turner Family Foundation. On 1 show, 1 appearance. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.

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Cal Turner, Jr. served as CEO and Chairman of Dollar General for over three decades, growing the business into a publicly traded retail chain with thousands of locations. He is the author of My Father’s Business: The Small-Town Values That Built Dollar General into a Billion-Dollar Company.

What they said5 Shows1

Everything Cal Turner, Jr. said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.

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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. Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 14:06 a16z Podcast | The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail

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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.”

Cal Turner, Jr. Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 18:11 a16z Podcast | The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail

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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.”

Cal Turner, Jr. Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 21:06 a16z Podcast | The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail

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Dollar General founder J.L. Turner had a third-grade education

“The roots of the company go back to JL Turner, my grandfather, and JL Turner only had a third grade education.”

Cal Turner, Jr. Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 2:52 a16z Podcast | The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail

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Cal Turner Jr.: Flat-dollar pricing helped low-income shoppers budget while browsing

“It's easy to keep up with how much you're spending and our struggling customers had to keep up with what they were spending even while they were in the store.”

Cal Turner, Jr. Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 5:14 a16z Podcast | The Case Study of Dollar General and Surviving (Thriving!) Retail

One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Cal's full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.

Show	Role there	Eps	Statements	Record
a16zLEDGER	Chairman, Cal Turner Family Foundation	1	5	100% 3/3	full record on the a16z Podcast →