Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Image:Dollartree1.gif
Type	Public (NASDAQ: DLTE)
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Industry	Retail, Backstocking
Products	Snacks, Toys, Books, Food, Housewares, Dollar Closeouts
Revenue	$4.1 Billion USD (2007)
Operating income	$310.8 Million USD (2007)
Net income	$192 Million USD (2007)
Employees	12,700
Website	http://www.dollartree.com/

Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) is an American chain of retail stores headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia. Every item sold in the stores is offered for either $1.00 or less, thus making it a true dollar store. As of February 3, 2007, Dollar Tree operates 3,219 stores in the 48 contiguous states. NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963 Government  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area  - City  350. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963 Government  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area  - City  350. ... A 99 cent store A dollar store is a store that sells inexpensive items for one dollar or less each. ...

Dollar Tree traces its history back to 1953 when company founder K.R. Perry opened a Ben Franklin store. Along with Doug Perry, Macon Brock and Ray Compton he eventually turned the store into K&K 5&10, a five and dime. A number of additional K&K stores were opened. By the 1970s and 1980s, the chain came to concentrate on toys. Ben Franklin Stores are a chain of five and dime discount stores found in small towns throughout the United States. ... Five and dime was a common nickname in the United States for five-and-ten-cent stores (also called 5 and 10s), popular in the early to mid-20th century. ...

In 1986, the company opened its first Dollar Tree store in Dalton, Georgia. By 1991, the company decided to focus exclusively on the Dollar Tree line and sold the K&K stores to KB Toys. The company came to be known as Dollar Tree Stores, and by 1995 was traded on NASDAQ. Dalton is a city located in Whitfield County, Georgia. ... KB Toys (originally known as Kay Bee Toys) is a chain of mall-based retail toy stores in the United States. ...

Since that time the company has focused on expanding its presence nationwide. In 1996, Dollar Tree bought the Dollar Bill$ chain, which were predominantly in Illinois and Missouri (while the stores retained their original names, they were stocked with Dollar Tree items). In 1999, Dollar Tree merged with the Only $One stores based in New York state. In 2001, Dollar Tree acquired Dollar Express, with 136 stores in six Mid-Atlantic states. In 2003, Dollar Tree bought Greenbacks All-A-Dollar stores. In 2006, Dollar Tree bought Deal$ stores (previously owned by Save-A-Lot). The Company's stores operate under the names of Dollar Tree, Deal$, Dollar Bills and Dollar Express. Deal$ is a very popular midwest and southeast United Sates dollar store. ... Save-A-Lot is a grocery store chain that is the thirteenth-largest retail chain and sixth-largest chain under a single banner with more than one thousand stores in the United States and $4 billion in sales. ...

Dollar Tree competes in the dollar store and low-end retail markets with the national chains Family Dollar, Big Lots and Dollar General together with regional chains such as 99 Cents Only Stores, Fred's and many independent dollar stores nationwide. A 99 cent store A dollar store is a store that sells inexpensive items for one dollar or less each. ... A typical Family Dollar store. ... Big Lots, Inc. ... Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a chain of limited-selection consumable retail stores operating in 30 U.S. states. ... 99 Cents Only Stores (NYSE: NDN) is a price-point retailer chain in the United States. ... Freds (NASDAQ: FRED) is a regional chain of dollar stores based in the southeastern United States. ...

Dollar Tree has recently expanded into the grocery business further with the addition of frozen foods and dairy at some stores. Products include milk, punch, pizza, ice cream, frozen dinners and pre-made baked goods.

External link

• Dollar Tree website