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Family Dollar names VP of store operations (The Charlotte Business Journal)

Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:56:47 GMT

Family Dollar Stores Inc. has named Lonnie McCaffety vice president of store operations. He succeeds Steve Phillips, who has taken on the role of regional vice president. (FDO)

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Family Dollar Declares Regular Quarterly Dividend (EuroInvestor.co.uk)

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:50:05 GMT

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), announced that the Company ’ s Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend on the Company´s common.. - Read more

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Family Dollar Stores: Hard Times Make This a Stock to Avoid (Seeking Alpha)

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:44:52 GMT

Dividends4Life submits: Linked here is a PDF copy of my detailed analysis of Family Dollar Stores Inc. (FDO) ( alt.1 , alt.2 ). Below are some highlights from the above linked analysis: Complete Story »

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DeKalb cops hop robbing crew busted (ajc.com)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 18:28:57 GMT

DeKalb County police may have shut down a robbing crew that has hit as many as 20 businesses, including three Family Dollar stores.

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Family Dollar sales up 7.2% (The Charlotte Business Journal)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:13:01 GMT

Family Dollar Stores Inc.’s sales increased 7.2 percent for the four weeks ended Aug. 2.

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Family Dollar's July same-store sales rise 4.6% (Market Watch)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:25:37 GMT

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Family Dollar Stores Inc. said Thursday that its July sales at stores open at least one year rose 4.6%. Analysts, on average, had expected same-store sales to rise 4.4%, according to Thomson Reuters. Net sales for the four weeks ended Aug. 2 rose 7.2% to $527.1 million. The retailer said it expects August same-store sales to rise 2% to 4%. Market Pulse Stories are...

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Family Dollar July Comparable Store Sales Increase 4.6% (Business Wire)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

MATTHEWS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported that net sales for the four weeks ended August 2, 2008, increased 7.2% to $527.1 million compared with $491.7

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DETROIT: Cops seek help in finding suspect (Detroit Free Press)

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:32:00 GMT

Police call him the White-Tee Bandit, but they'd prefer to call him by his real name. The suspect -- described as a black male between 25 and 30 years old, between 5 feet, 8 inches and 6 feet tall and between 180 and 190 pounds -- has robbed Family Dollar stores in Detroit at least eight times since July 2, police said.

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Detroit police look for robbery suspect (Detroit Free Press)

Sun, 27 Jul 2008 20:37:00 GMT

Police seek help in finding the White-Tee Bandit. He has robbed Family Dollar stores in Detroit at least eight times since July 2, police said.

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Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: Autonation, BJ's Wholesale Club, CarMax, Family Dollar Stores, The TJX Companies (Business Wire)

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:51:00 GMT

Zacks Industry Rank Analysis Highlights: Autonation, BJ's Wholesale Club, CarMax, Family Dollar Stores, The TJX Companies CHICAGO--()--Zacks.com releases the latest Zacks Industry Rank. Stocks featured in this weeks analysis includes as by Autonation (NYSE: AN), BJ's Wholesale Club (NYSE: BJ), CarMax (NYSE: KMX), Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO), The TJX Companies (NYSE: TJX). To see...

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Family Dollar sales up 10.7% (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:57:33 GMT

Family Dollar Stores Inc. says its sales increased 10.7 percent in the five weeks ended July 5. (FDO)

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Family Dollar sales up 10.7% (The Charlotte Business Journal)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:52:45 GMT

Family Dollar Stores Inc. says its sales increased 10.7 percent in the five weeks ended July 5. (FDO)

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Family Dollar June Comparable Store Sales Increase 8.0% (Business Wire)

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT

MATTHEWS, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO) reported that net sales for the five weeks ended July 5, 2008, increased 10.7% to $715.0 million compared with $645.8

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Zacks Releases Four Powerful ''Buy'' Stocks: Flowers Foods, Peabody Energy Corp., America's Carmart and Family Dollar Stores (Business Wire)

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:35:00 GMT

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Four free stock picks are being made available today on Zacks.com. The industry’s leading independent research firm highlights one

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Family Dollar beats estimates, shares jump - Forbes (Www.OSIR.org.in) (www.OSIR.org.in)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:00:37 GMT

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Family Dollar Stores Inc (nyse: FDO - news - people ) Wednesday reported higher-than-expected quarterly profit as the discount retailer kept a tight control on expenses and inventory to navigate the tough environment, sending its Source: www.forbes.com Briggs & Stratton cut to ‘Ba2′ on weak opg performance - Moody’s - [...]

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Family Dollar 3rd Qtr 2008 Earnings (ICKPLUS)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:38:00 GMT

Family Dollar Reports Third Quarter Earnings > Earnings Per Diluted Share Increases 15.0% to $0.46 > Net Income Increases 7.1% > Operating Margin Increases 30 Basis Points > Updates Fiscal 2008 Guidance MATTHEWS, N.C., Jul 02, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), today reported increased earnings for the third quarter of fiscal 2008 and updated fiscal 2008 guidance....

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Family Dollar Stores F3Q08 (Qtr End 5/31/08) Earnings Call Transcript (SeekingAlpha Retail Stocks)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:37:14 GMT

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO) F3Q08 Earnings Call Complete Story »

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Family Dollar 3Q earnings up 3 percent (The Wichita Business Journal )

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:36:55 GMT

Family Dollar Stores Inc., which has 10 locations in the Wichita area, reports a 7 percent increase in earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31. (FDO)

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Movers: Yahoo, Microsoft, Circuit City, Family Dollar Stores, UnitedHealth, Apollo (Business Week )

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:37:00 GMT

Movers: Yahoo, Microsoft, Circuit City, Family Dollar Stores, UnitedHealth, ApolloStocks in the news on Wednesday The Wall Street Journal reports that Microsoft () is positioning itself for a new run at Yahoo's () search business and has approached media firms, including Time Warner () and News Corp. (), about joining it in a deal that would effectively lead to Yahoo's breakup. The WSJ also...

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Family Dollar posts strong earnings (The Business Journal of the Greater Triad Aera)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:23:22 GMT

Family Dollar Stores Inc. reports a 7 percent increase in earnings for its third fiscal quarter ended May 31. (FDO)

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