General Info

Family Dollar Stores, Inc. was founded in 1959 in Charlotte, N.C. and incorporated in Delaware in 1969. It is a chain of more than 6,800 general merchandise retail discount stores across 44 states and located in suburban, urban, small town and rural markets. These stores cater primarily to the customers in the low and middle income brackets. Among the products offered by Family Dollar Stores are health/beauty aids, packaged food, refrigerated products, consumables, home products, apparel and accessories. Each Family Dollar store is typically between 7,500 and 9,500 square feet.