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Corporate Profile FamilyDollarStores,Inc.,operatesachainofalmost
6,000retaildiscountstoresin44states.Wehaveprovidedvalue-conscious
consumers with competitive prices in our neighborhood stores for more
than 46 years. Our stores offer a core assortment of name-brand and
quality consumable merchandise supplemented by fashion and seasonal
merchandiseateverydaylowpricesinaconvenient,self-serviceshopping
environment.Mostmerchandiseispricedunder$10.00.
FamilyDollarisoneofthefastest growingretailchains in theUnited
States.Duringthelastfiveyears,wehaveopenednearly2,200newstores,
including500thatwereopenedduringtheyearendedAugust27,2005.
Family Dollar operates small stores, generally ranging in size from
7,500to9,500squarefeet,andmostareoperatedinleasedfacilities.The
relativelysmall storesize permits the Company tooperate in rural, small
town,suburbanandurbanareas.Withinthesemarkets,storesarelocated
in shopping centers, freestanding buildings or in urban storefronts
convenienttotheCompany’svalue-consciouscustomerbase.
TheCompanyhasbeenapubliclyheldcorporationsince1970,andits
CommonStockislistedontheNewYorkStockExchangeundertheticker
symbolFDO.