Family Dollar Stores shuns buyout offer
Matthews-based Family Dollars Stores today said it has rejected a buyout offer from a New York hedge fund manager. Last month, Train Group presented Family Dollar with an unsolicited proposal to buy...
View ArticleFamily Dollar joins forces with Texas marketing company
A day after turning down a buyout offer, Family Dollar Stores said today it has aligned itself with Fort Worth, Texas-based Marketing Management to grow its private-brand business. Under the deal, MMI...
View ArticleFamily Dollar names VP of real estate development
Family Dollar Stores today said it has named a vice president of real estate development. Brad Rogers began working for the Matthews-based company in 1998 as real estate manager. He most recently...
View ArticleWanted: a job (Part one of an occasional series)
Dale Tobias started working when he was 13, learning to fix cars. But it wasn’t until he turned 15 that he got his first “real job,” he said. That gig involved delivering newspapers door to door for...
View ArticleMajor retailers are based in the area, but inventors still face tough sell
Inventors in Charlotte might struggle to find innovation. But once that inspiration strikes, they might think they can just take their products to the national chains that have headquarters in the area...
View ArticleHedge fund manager becomes Family Dollar Stores’ largest shareholder
A hedge fund manager has increased his stake in Family Dollar Stores, making him the largest shareholder in the company. According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,...
View ArticleFamily Dollar Stores reports record sales, earnings in 3Q
Family Dollar Stores said it had record sales and earnings in the third quarter. The Matthews-based discount retailer said net income rose 6.5 percent to $111.1 million, or 91 cents per diluted share,...
View Article259-unit apartment complex planned
Daniel Levine and his family can’t seem to resist the pull of Monroe Road. He developed McAlpine Business Park on Monroe Road, the Galleria shopping center at Galleria at Sardis and Monroe roads and,...
View ArticleDurban Development seeks rezoning for Family Dollar in northeast Charlotte
Durban Development is trying to bring an 8,320-square-foot Family Dollar store to northeast Charlotte. But before the discount store can be built, the city must grant a rezoning for a 1.09-acre tract.
View ArticleDollar Tree a better bet without Family Dollar merger
DEAR MR. BERKO: My broker is excitingly enthusiastic about Dollar Tree because of its possible pending merger with Family Dollar Stores. He thinks the shares could trade at more than $100 in two years....
View ArticleFamily Dollar Stores shuns buyout offer
Matthews-based Family Dollars Stores today said it has rejected a buyout offer from a New York hedge fund manager. Last month, Train Group presented Family Dollar with an unsolicited proposal to buy...
View ArticleFamily Dollar joins forces with Texas marketing company
A day after turning down a buyout offer, Family Dollar Stores said today it has aligned itself with Fort Worth, Texas-based Marketing Management to grow its private-brand business. Under the deal, MMI...
View ArticleFamily Dollar names VP of real estate development
Family Dollar Stores today said it has named a vice president of real estate development. Brad Rogers began working for the Matthews-based company in 1998 as real estate manager. He most recently...
View ArticleWanted: a job (Part one of an occasional series)
Dale Tobias started working when he was 13, learning to fix cars. But it wasn’t until he turned 15 that he got his first “real job,” he said. That gig involved delivering newspapers door to door for...
View ArticleMajor retailers are based in the area, but inventors still face tough sell
Inventors in Charlotte might struggle to find innovation. But once that inspiration strikes, they might think they can just take their products to the national chains that have headquarters in the area...
View ArticleHedge fund manager becomes Family Dollar Stores’ largest shareholder
A hedge fund manager has increased his stake in Family Dollar Stores, making him the largest shareholder in the company. According to a regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission,...
View ArticleFamily Dollar Stores reports record sales, earnings in 3Q
Family Dollar Stores said it had record sales and earnings in the third quarter. The Matthews-based discount retailer said net income rose 6.5 percent to $111.1 million, or 91 cents per diluted share,...
View Article259-unit apartment complex planned
Daniel Levine and his family can’t seem to resist the pull of Monroe Road. He developed McAlpine Business Park on Monroe Road, the Galleria shopping center at Galleria at Sardis and Monroe roads and,...
View ArticleDurban Development seeks rezoning for Family Dollar in northeast Charlotte
Durban Development is trying to bring an 8,320-square-foot Family Dollar store to northeast Charlotte. But before the discount store can be built, the city must grant a rezoning for a 1.09-acre tract.
View ArticleDollar Tree a better bet without Family Dollar merger
DEAR MR. BERKO: My broker is excitingly enthusiastic about Dollar Tree because of its possible pending merger with Family Dollar Stores. He thinks the shares could trade at more than $100 in two years....
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