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The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Family Dollar Discounts Future The discount retailing chain will report second-quarter 2007 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Rich Duprey	File Fred's for the Future The deep discounter still sports a high valuation despite reporting profit in line with expectations.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rich Duprey	Bleak News From Fred's The discount retailer reports its fourth-quarter numbers and is still looking for a buyer.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Dollar General Strategizes The discount retailer opens its doors bright and early tomorrow morning, and the crowds are already forming to see what first-quarter 2006 earnings it will report. Want to know Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Dollars Growing on Dollar Tree In advance of their earnings report, analysts don't expect to see any sales growth from Dollar Tree.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2006 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Discounting Fred's Performance Discount retailer Fred's is set to report third-quarter 2006 results. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Rich Duprey	Fred's No Longer a Retread? The discount retailer sees sales rise, but "strategic alternatives" still are on the table.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Big Lots Winning Big The deep-discount retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter 2006 financial results. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool February 28, 2008 Rich Duprey	A Dollar and a Dream at Dollar Tree The deep discount retailer improved its margins despite tough year-by-year comparisons.
The Motley Fool March 20, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Dollar General's Last Hurrah The deep-discount retailer is set to report its fourth-quarter 2006 financial results. But with a buyout on the table, forecasting is a somewhat futile exercise. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Fred's Forecasting Follies The discount retailer posts lower earnings for a fifth consecutive quarter. With Fred's stock trading at a trailing-12-month P/E ratio above 20, I would steer a wide berth around the company.
The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Rich Duprey	Dollar General Demoted Profits slide as the restructuring effort takes its toll. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool March 20, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Dollar General Forms Up Discount retailer Dollar General forms up to report its fourth-quarter and full-year 2005 results tomorrow morning. Will investors give it a medal or a dishonorable discharge from their portfolios?
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Penny Lost, Officially 99 Cents Only catches up on its financial reports. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool September 30, 2008 Rich Duprey	Climb Up the Dollar Tree This deep discount retailer won't leave you out on a limb.
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The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Rich Smith	Fred's Flying Stock The discount merchandiser is among Nasdaq's top gainers, with its stock flying nearly 9% by market close. Why?
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Fred's Needs New Priorities The discount retailer goes generic and buys back shares. Will that really help?
The Motley Fool May 28, 2008 Rich Duprey	Dreams Come True at Dollar Tree The dollar chain realizes growth that began last quarter.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 Rich Duprey	Dollar General Commands Top Dollar The discount retailer agrees to be taken private in $7 billion buyout. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2010 Jordan DiPietro	Are Deep Discounters Still the Place to Be? Shares surge for discount retailer Dollar General.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Foolish Forecast: Family Dollar vs. Penny Pinchers? In advance of the earnings report from Family Dollar stores, analysts expect lower margins from the discount retailer.
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The Motley Fool August 30, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Big Lots Is Buzzing The closeout retailer lives up to its name. High expectations already appear built in to the stock. These shares are definitely not on the discount rack.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2007 Jason Ramage	Fred's Searching for Wilma General merchandiser Fred's announces in its third-quarter earnings report that there have been multiple buyout inquiries regarding the company.
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The Motley Fool March 30, 2007 Rich Duprey	Family Dollar's Big Freeze Sales of consumables will generate bigger revenues but thinner margins at the discount chain. Investors, take note.
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The Motley Fool November 22, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Pearls for a Dollar Dollar General is poised for a strong fiscal year. Earnings are increasing, the stock's earnings multiple is close to its long-term growth rate, and the company's return on equity is the industry's best.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: American Standard Looking Good The company is set to report its fourth-quarter and full-year earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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The Motley Fool December 3, 2007 Derek Simon	Big Lots: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly The discount retailer announces earnings and downgrades fourth-quarter guidance. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 5, 2011 Debarati Bose	Family Dollar Discounts Its Way to Gains Family Dollar's Q3 earnings reveal consumer dependence on low-cost alternatives.
The Motley Fool April 4, 2008 Rich Duprey	Family Dollar Stretches Credulity Management believes that taxpayers will end up cashing in their stimulus check for discretionary items at Family Dollar's stores.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2009 Rob Plaza	Is Big Lots the Real Discount Star? With a little top-line growth, it will be.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2011 Shubh Datta	Dollar General Looks Like a Darn Good Deal Right Now Dollar General's strong quarterly results enable it to maintain its annual outlook.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	No Change for Family Dollar The discount retailer continues to struggle with a difficult sales environment. A prospective investor would be smart to determine a wish price at which you would like to start a position in the company, and then wait to see whether the market presents further buying opportunities.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 David Meier	Fred's: Deflation Fighter Compared to competitors Family Dollar and Dollar General, Fred's is better prepared to handle a deflationary environment.
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The Motley Fool August 26, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	The General of Dollar Stores With $7.0 billion in 2003 revenues and nearly 7,000 units, Dollar General is clearly the largest player in discount retail chain stores. Family Dollar, its closest rival, raked in only $5.1 billion last year from around 5,400 stores.
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The Motley Fool June 18, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Penny Off at 99 Cents Only The deep-discount retailer reports slightly improved results, though losses persist. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2006 Seth Jayson	Dollar Tree's a Dud This boring business is fine, but investors, should wait for a better price.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Seth Jayson	Family Dollar Still No Bargain Another quarter, another minor earnings surprise for low-budget retailer Family Dollar. The business is fine, but investors, why pay full price?
The Motley Fool August 16, 2010 Jim Royal	Avoid These Cash Machines One legendary private equity shop, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, has perfected the ability to extract exorbitant sums of cash from companies in a perfectly legal way. Take a look at the recent stunt it pulled on Dollar General.