FDO Profile — Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
Family Dollar Stores operates a chain of general merchandise retail discount stores, providing consumers with a selection of merchandise in neighborhood stores. Co.'s merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. Co. sells merchandise at prices that generally range from less than $1 to $10. Co. provides a focused assortment of merchandise in a number of core categories, such as health and beauty aids, packaged food and refrigerated products, tobacco products, home cleaning supplies, housewares, stationery, seasonal goods, apparel, and home fashions. At Aug 31 2014, Co. operated 8,042 stores.