Everything about Dollar Tree totally explained
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. is an
American chain of retail stores headquartered in
Chesapeake, Virginia. Every item sold in the stores is offered for either $1.00 or less, thus making it a true
dollar store.
Dollar Tree competes in the
dollar store and low-end retail markets with the national chains
Family Dollar,
Big Lots and
Dollar General together with regional chains such as
99 Cents Only Stores,
Fred's and many independent dollar stores nationwide.
Dollar Tree has recently expanded into the grocery business further with the addition of frozen foods and dairy at some stores. Products include milk, punch, pizza, ice cream, frozen dinners and pre-made baked goods.
As of February 3, 2007, Dollar Tree operates 3,219 stores in the 48 contiguous states.
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History
Dollar Tree traces its history back to 1953 when company founder K.R. Perry opened a
Ben Franklin store. Along with Doug Perry, Macon Brock and Ray Compton, he eventually turned the store into K&K 5&10, a
five and dime. A number of additional K&K stores were opened. By the 1970s and 1980s, the chain came to concentrate on toys.
In 1986, the company opened its first Dollar Tree store in
Dalton, Georgia. By 1991, the company decided to focus exclusively on the Dollar Tree line and sold the K&K stores to
KB Toys. The company came to be known as Dollar Tree Stores, and by 1995 was traded on NASDAQ.
Since that time the company has focused on expanding its presence nationwide. In 1996, Dollar Tree bought the
Dollar Bill$ 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.
Recalls
The
Consumer Product Safety Commission lists several recalls for products sold at Dollar Tree stores. The recalled products include children's jewelry containing lead, short circuiting hot glue guns which caused burns and candle sets which produced excessive flame. A google search of recalls for products sold at dollar tree stores can be found here
(External Link) This search returns approximately 80 results. A similar search for products carried by the
Walmart chain, which carries many more products than Dollar Tree, returns 77 results
(External Link). It is important to note that the number of results to this query give an approximation, and not an exact count, of the number of recalled products previously carried by a retailer.
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