Howard Levine Ex-CEO of Family Dollar resigns from Dollar Tree board
Dollar Tree Inc. says the former CEO of Family Dollar has resigned from the Chesapeake company’s board of directors. Dollar Tree announced Friday that Howard R. Levine resigned from the board April 19, More...
Dollar Tree Swings to a Loss After Deal for Family Dollar
Dollar Tree reported a loss of $98 million for the three months to Aug. 1, from a profit of $121.5 million in 2014, creating questions about the benefits of its Family Dollar Inc. acquisition and how More...
ISS Pushes Family Dollar to Hook Up With Dollar Tree
Proxy adviser ISS recommended Family Dollar accept the $8.5 billion bid from Dollar Tree to buy it over the $9.1 billion offered by Dollar General, as reported by the Wall Street Journal. The main issue is More...
Family Dollar Adjourns Shareholder Meeting on Dollar Tree Deal
Family Dollar Inc adjourned a special meeting of shareholders to vote on the company’s potential acquisition by smaller rival Dollar Tree Inc to Jan. 22 from Tuesday. Family Dollar, the second largest More...
Oklahoma boy puts quarter in vending machine, gets Nazi ring
– An Oklahoma mother is asking why her 4-year-old son received a ring with a Nazi symbol this week from a surprise vending machine for children in a Tulsa store. Leona Kelley told Tulsa broadcaster KOKI-TV More...
Dollar General sales rise, says committed to buying Family Dollar
– Dollar General Corp reported a 7.8 percent rise in quarterly sales and said it remained committed to buying Family Dollar Stores Inc , which has already agreed to be acquired by Dollar Tree More...
Dollar Tree posts best same-store sales growth since 2011
– Discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc raised its sales outlook for the year after recording its strongest growth in quarterly same-store sales since 2011. Shares of the company, which has agreed to buy More...
Dollar General may have to shut more than 4, 000 stores: NY Post
– Dollar General Corp may need to divest more than 4, 000 stores to win approval from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission for its acquisition of Family Dollar Stores Inc , the New York Post reported, More...
Stocks In The News: Dollar General, I.D. Systems, 22nd Century Group, World Wrestling Entertainment
Dollar General (DG) responded to yet another rejection from Family Dollar (FDO) to Dollar General’s bid to buy the company at $80 a share with a firm resolution to make the deal happen. Dollar General More...
Leon Levine Foundation Donates $3 Million to North Carolina Hospital
The Leon Levine Foundation announced a $3 million dollar donation to Carolinas HealthCare Foundation’s HealthCare System Behavioral Health Center in Davidson. The foundation was started by North Carolina More...