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NEW YORK — Family Dollar Stores is working to broaden its appeal to middle-income customers to keep sales growing once the economy recovers, R. James Kelly,...More

UKROP'S TALKS BREAK DOWN: SOURCE RICHMOND, Va. — Ukrop's Super Markets here is in limbo again after the private equity group that entered into exclusive...More

Howard Levine, chairman and chief executive officer of Family Dollar Stores, turns 50 years old this year too. He was born shortly before his father Leon...More

ORLANDO, Fla. — High-income consumers (greater than $100,000 annually) spent 18% more at dollar stores in the second half of 2008, vs. the previous year, revealed the Nielsen Co. earlier this week at its Consumer 360 conference here....More

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Responding to consumer demand for affordable basic needs, Family Dollar Stores here said that it would expand the space allotted for food and consumable products at its stores beginning in May....More

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores announced yesterday that it has named James C. Snyder Jr. to the position of senior vice president — general counsel, and corporate secretary....More

Some major retailers are beginning to transition their IT departments to a service-oriented architecture that allows them to make rapid changes on the fly....More

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores here said yesterday it has promoted two vice presidents....More

Family Dollar Stores said it has named Lonnie W. McCaffety to the position of vice president of store...More

BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Discount retailers yesterday said they received a boost last month from consumers spending their economic stimulus checks....More

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Family Dollar Stores here, which operates more than 6,500 stores in 44 states, has selected VeriFone's new card security solution, VeriShield Protect, along with VeriFone MX830 customer-facing payment systems....More

MATTHEWS, N.C. — Saying its customers were “severely strapped for cash,” Family Dollar Stores here on Tuesday said sales were lower than expected and net income fell by 4.1% during its fiscal second quarter, which ended Dec. 1....More