Family Dollar Stores, Inc. confirmed today that it has received an unsolicited conditional acquisition proposal from Trian Group. The offer was in the price range of $55 to $60 per share in cash, subject to due diligence, financing and other conditions. There are five Family Dollar stores in Colorado Springs. Family Dollar, a Fortune 500 company, was founded [...]
Ultra-discount retailer Family Dollar closed fiscal 2010 with its 10th consecutive quarter of double-digit earnings growth, a trend the chain expects to continue seeing Company officials have announced it will accelerate new store growth and launch a renovation effort to revamp existing sites. During last week’s earnings webcast of the 6,800-plus unit discount chain, Chairman [...]
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