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CONTENTS
Letter to Shareholders
2
From the Chief Financial Officer
5
Narrative
6
Management’s Discussion & Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations
13
Report of Independent Registered
Public Accounting Firm
26
Consolidated Statements of Operations
27
Consolidated Balance Sheets
28
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity
and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
29
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
30
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
31
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. is the nation’s largest extreme value store
chain, selling merchandise at the $1.00 price point, every day.
Since its humble beginnings as a stroke on a blank canvas,
consisting of five stores in 1986, Dollar Tree has grown substantially,
and today operates more than 2,700 stores in all 48 contiguous
states, making it the only national dollar-store chain. Headquartered
in Chesapeake,Virginia, the Company employs more than 35,000
associates nationwide, and continues to grow at the staggering rate
of opening almost one store a day. A network of nine distribution
centers enables the Company to efficiently deliver merchan-
dise to its stores, all across the country.
Dollar Tree stores offer a wide variety of mer-
chandise, including aisles full of amazing bargains, such
as party supplies, brand name consumables,
framed art, books, gift bags, DVDs,
batteries, and even crystal stemware.
Such a wide variety of merchandise
available for only $1?!? That’s the Art
of the Possible!