by - April 28, 2022 3:48 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge filed suit Thursday (April 28) against Family Dollar Stores after a rodent infestation in its West Memphis distribution center led to a Food and Drug…
by - April 8, 2015 9:46 pm
Discount retailer Dollar Tree said Tuesday (April 7) it expects to be able to complete its purchase of competitor Family Dollar in May, and it will have to sell about…
by - February 4, 2015 10:31 am
Dollar Tree Inc. told the media Tuesday (Feb. 3) that the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing more than 500 stores as it scrutinizes the discount retailer's plan to acquire larger…
by - January 22, 2015 4:46 pm
Family Dollar shareholders approved the $8.5 billion deal to be acquired by Dollar Tree with 74% of the votes cast in favor of the merger on Thursday (Jan. 22). Shareholders…
by - January 12, 2015 5:24 pm
The public fight for expanded turf among the three prominent dollar store players is expected to end with a shareholder vote by Family Dollar slated for Jan. 22. In what…
by - September 10, 2014 6:12 pm
Dollar General won’t take “no” for an answer. The company extended a tender offer directly to Family Dollar stockholders for $80 a share on Wednesday (Sept. 10). The hostile takeover…
by - August 21, 2014 9:57 am
Dollar General has been jilted by Family Dollar as the discounter has opted to hold firm with Dollar Tree’s $8.5 billion deal. Family Dollar’s board cites “significant antitrust issues” related…
by - August 6, 2014 11:15 am
After passing once on a chance to buy rival Family Dollar, Bloomberg reports that Dollar General is working with an advisor to evaluate its option about a counter bid to…
by - July 29, 2014 7:05 pm
Family Dollar will soon shutter seven underperforming stores across the Natural State – a move resulting in up to 70 lost jobs. Three of those Family Dollar locations are located…
by - July 28, 2014 6:57 am
Dollar Tree announced Monday (July 28) it plans to acquire rival Family Dollar Stores for an estimated $8.5 billion in cash and stock for a total of $9.2 billion, including…
by - April 10, 2014 10:53 am
Discounter Family Dollar said today (April 10) it plans to close 5% of its store, reduce corporate headcount by 135 workers in attempt to shave $40 million to $45 million…
by - January 9, 2014 3:36 pm
• Barnes & Noble names new CEO Barnes & Noble Inc. promotes Michael Huseby to be its next CEO. This management change was announced by the board of directors today,…
