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...Inflation has brought more price-conscious customers to its stores and Dollar Tree beat Wall Street revenue expectations for the three months to July....
...Dollar General said it expected the current quarter to be challenging — resulting in the lowest same-store sales growth of any quarter in financial 2024 — but anticipates a rebound in the second half of...
...Dollar Tree, which also owns and operates Family Dollar, says its stores bring quality products at affordable prices to communities around the country....
...In the latest quarter, Dollar General’s same-store sales fell 0.1 per cent, while those at Dollar Tree rose 7 per cent....
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...The chief executive of cut-price retailer Dollar Tree, Rick Dreiling, said on a call with investors this week that its fastest-growing customer demographic earns more than $125,000 a year....
...Dollar Tree had been Unhedged’s best 2024 stock pick, up about 14 per cent. But it gave all that back yesterday, when it announced it was closing 1,000 of its 16,000 stores and taking a charge....
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