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The Motley Fool June 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Dollar General's Discount The leading deep discounter posts increasing sales fueled by greater markdowns. Of course, the big story with the General is its pending acquisition by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which shareholders are expected to approve at the upcoming annual meeting.
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The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rich Duprey	Bleak News From Fred's The discount retailer reports its fourth-quarter numbers and is still looking for a buyer.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007	A Markdown on Dollar General's Earnings: Fool by Numbers The deep discount retailer released first-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
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The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Change for a Dollar Tree Dollar Tree reported three weeks ago that its sales grew 9%, beating both the company's own reiterated guidance of a month ago and analyst forecasts. Profits, however, could still underperform. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool August 18, 2004 Rich Smith	BJ's Stocks the Profits In an economic environment that has had market watchers bewailing the disappearance of the retail consumer, BJ's racked up truly impressive comparable store sales growth of 8.5%.
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The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Getting the Most From Dollar General Going private was in the best interest of Dollar General's shareholders. This isn't an unusual situation for a retailer.
The Motley Fool October 9, 2009 Chris Jones	This Stock Needs a Consumer Rally Family Dollar can't expect last year's success to continue indefinitely. The company continues to implement key initiatives to keep its momentum going.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Dollars Falling Off Dollar Tree Same-store sales and net income were down in the first quarter. This observer would avoid these shares until this company's long-term operating prospects showed signs of improvement.
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The Motley Fool March 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can BJ's Boost Business? BJ's is a distant No. 3 competitor in the warehouse space, and it's not really closing the gap. While BJ's does trade at a discount to its larger peers, there's not any reason to think that the company deserves an on-par valuation.
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