Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.
Type	Dollar store
Founded	1986
Headquarters	Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
Industry	Retail
Products	Snacks, Toys, Books, Food, Housewares, Dollar Closeouts
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 July 29, 2006, Dollar Tree operates 3,156 stores in 48 states. Image File history File linksMetadata Dollartree. ... A 99 cent store A dollar store is a store that sells inexpensive items for one dollar or less each. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area    - City 908. ... Drawing of a self-service store. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... NASDAQ in Times Square, New York City. ... Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: Country United States State Virginia County Independent city Founded 1963  - Mayor Dalton S. Edge Area    - City 908. ... 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. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... 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. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ... The 1980s refers to the years of 1980 to 1989. ...

In 1986, the company opened its first Dollar Tree store in Dalton, Georgia. By the early 1990s, the company decided to focus exclusively on the Dollar Tree line. The chain 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. Since that time the company has focused on expanding its presence nationwide. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dalton is a city located in Whitfield County, Georgia. ... This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... KB Toys (originally known as Kay Bee Toys) is a chain of mall-based retail toy stores in the United States. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1995, Dollar Tree bought the Dollar Bill$ chain, which were predominantly in Illinois and Missouri. These stores retained their original names, but were stocked with Dollar Tree items. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2004, Dollar Tree bought Greenbacks All-A-Dollar stores. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2006, Dollar Tree bought Deal$ stores (previously owned by Save-A-Lot). For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... 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 and Dollar General together with regional chains such as Fred's in the southeast 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. ... Dollar General (NYSE: DG) is a chain of limited-selection consumable retail stores operating in 30 U.S. 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