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Dollar Stores Could be Missing their Best Opportunity

Value leaders like Family Dollar and Dollar General seem to be having trouble sustaining the boom generated after the initial shock of the recession.  Many analysts and retail watchers, we included, thought their time had come.  Dollar stores had an opportunity to connect with a barrage of new customers faced with surviving an uncertain economy.  [...]

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Retail Experts Weigh In on May

BusinessWeek tracked down some of Wall Street’s best retail analysts to get their opinions on the May chain store sales index released by the International Council of Shopping Centers. Walmart recently stopped releasing monthly sales data, so May was the first month that the report did not include the retail giant. The remaining retailers had [...]

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Family Dollar Selling More Food During Recession

A few weeks ago we posed the question, “Will Americans go back to their old spending habits when the recession ends.” Although this question poses a particular challenge for CPG’s, it’s quite far-reaching. As was expected, Family Dollar stores have seen a 33% increase in profit as a result of the economy, with food and [...]

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Dollar General Stores — Brand Profit in the Economic Crisis

Recently, Standard & Poor’s upgraded Family Dollar Stores from “Buy” to “Strong Buy.” S&P explained their favorable rating saying, “We look for Family Dollar Stores, Inc. to benefit from cost-conscious consumers trading down from higher-priced retailers for everyday necessities.”
I think they’re on to something. The economy doesn’t appear to be improving anytime soon and could get [...]

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