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Each new or expanded Dollar Tree store
represents investment in a community. Our
stores help drive customer traffic to new and
existing shopping centers, create jobs, and generate
millions of dollars in sales tax revenue
across the country each year.
Our stores average more than $1.3
million in annual sales, and nearly
170,000 customer visits each year. Our
stores are bright, clean and beautiful,
offer extreme value merchandise, and
help our customers stretch their monthly
household budgets.
Over the past five years, Dollar Tree has added
1,078 net new stores and relocated or expanded nearly
500 additional stores. Last year, we opened 231 new
stores and relocated or expanded another 86 stores, and
are planning a similar pace in 2009. Our consistent,
measured expansion has created thousands of jobs
across America.
In addition, Dollar Tree supports the communities
surrounding our locations through
financial contributions, associate volun-
teering, and the generosity of our
customers. Partnering with Operation
Homefront, nearly 10 million toys were
collected nationwide over the past two
years. These toys were donated by our
customers and distributed at U.S.
military bases stateside. Dollar Tree and
its associates support our troops and their families
throughout the year with Easter basket drives,
back-to-school supply collections, and emergency
need collections.
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DOLLAR TREE, INC. • 2008 ANNUAL REPORT
Dollar Tree Adds Value for Our Communities.
Dollar Tree is a national sponsor of Operation Homefront,
which provides emergency assistance and morale to our
troops, to the families they leave behind, and to the
wounded warriors when they return home.
Bright, fun, friendly Dollar Tree stores strive to bring value to every community in which we operate.