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Our merchandise mix in our Dollar Tree stores consists of:
• consumable merchandise, which includes candy and food, health and beauty care, and everyday consumables such as
household paper and chemicals, and in select stores, frozen and refrigerated food;
• variety merchandise, which includes toys, durable housewares, gifts, stationery, party goods, greeting cards, softlines,
and other items; and
• seasonal goods, which include, among others, Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas merchandise.
The following table shows the percentage of net sales of each major product group for the years ended January 30, 2016
and January 31, 2015:
January 30, January 31,
Merchandise Type 2016 2015
Consumable 49.1% 49.3%
Variety categories 46.4% 46.4%
Seasonal 4.5% 4.3%
Family Dollar
Our Family Dollar segment operates general merchandise discount retail stores providing consumers with a selection of
competitively-priced merchandise in convenient neighborhood stores. The Family Dollar segment consists of our operations
under the Family Dollar brand, eleven distribution centers and a Store Support Center in Matthews, North Carolina. Our stores
range from predominantly 6,000 - 8,000 selling square feet. In our 7,897 Family Dollar stores, we sell merchandise at prices
that generally range from $1.00 to $10.00.
Our Family Dollar stores provide customers with a quality, high-value assortment of basic necessities and seasonal
merchandise. We offer competitively-priced national brands from leading manufacturers alongside name brand equivalent-
value priced private labels. We purchase merchandise from a wide variety of suppliers and generally have not experienced
difficulty in obtaining adequate quantities of merchandise. In the period from July 6, 2015 through January 30, 2016, we
purchased approximately 16% of our merchandise through our partnership with McLane Company, Inc., which distributes
consumable merchandise from multiple manufacturers and approximately 23% of our merchandise is imported.
While the number of items in a given store can vary based on the store’s size, geographic location, merchandising
initiatives and other factors, our typical store generally carries 7,000 basic items alongside items that are ever-changing and
seasonally-relevant throughout the year.
Our merchandise mix in our Family Dollar stores consists of:
• consumable merchandise, which includes food, tobacco, health and beauty aids, household chemicals, paper
products, hardware and automotive supplies, diapers, batteries, and pet food and supplies;
• home products, which includes housewares, home décor, giftware, and domestics, including blankets, sheets and
towels;
• apparel and accessories merchandise, which includes clothing, fashion accessories and shoes; and
• seasonal and electronics merchandise, which includes Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween and Christmas merchandise,
personal electronics, including pre-paid cellular phones and services, stationery and school supplies, and toys.