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The Motley Fool March 27, 2007 Rich Duprey	Dollar General Demoted Profits slide as the restructuring effort takes its toll. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 29, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Fred's Not Fried The deep discounter will report first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Family Dollar's Option Dalliance The deep-discount chain will report its third-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 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 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 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 June 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Dollar General's Discount The leading deep discounter posts increasing sales fueled by greater markdowns. Of course, the big story with the General is its pending acquisition by private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, which shareholders are expected to approve at the upcoming annual meeting.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rich Duprey	Big Lots Profits, No Big Deal The deep discounter beats estimates, but it's no blowout quarter.
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 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.
The Motley Fool May 23, 2007 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: Leafy Quarter at Dollar Tree The deep discount chain will report its first-quarter 2007 financial results shortly. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
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 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 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.
The Motley Fool March 21, 2006 Seth Jayson	Dollar General Overpriced The discount retailer's recent numbers are fine, unless you're talking about the stock's price.
The Motley Fool September 1, 2011 Navjot Kaur	Dollar General Makes Lemonade in the Second Quarter Dollar General posts better-than-expected second-quarter results.
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 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 August 24, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Money's Not Growing on Dollar Tree The discount retail chain blames gas prices on a drop in same-store sales. Analysts still expect the company to grow earnings by 14.5% annually over the next five years. If they are right, the stock is very reasonably priced.
The Motley Fool February 15, 2007 Rich Duprey	No Deal at 99 Cents Only Sales are up, but with no financials filed, the discounter's a no-go for investors.
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.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Rich Duprey	Big Lots a Big Deal The close-out retailer beat forecasts with strong same-store sales, coupled with two holidays. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	Saluting Dollar General Investors might do well to pass up the struggling competition, but Dollar General's successes are worth a salute -- and a closer look.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2007 Rich Duprey	Consumed by Family Dollar The deep-discount chain reports lower sales and profits as consumables eat at margins. Investors, take note.
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 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 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 December 1, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Dollar General Slows The deep-discount retailer misses earnings projections and lowers its outlook.
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 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 March 12, 2007 Rich Duprey	Big Lots' Big Day Inventory and cost controls make a big difference for the deep-discount retailer. Is there still value to be had in these shares?
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Dollar Tree Spreads Roots Discount retailer meets expectations, forecasts 19% earnings gain next quarter.
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 August 31, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	No Lean Times at Dollar Tree A quarter goes a long way toward pushing up shares of the deep discount retailer.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Brother, Can You Spare a (Five and) Dime? Investors, some hubs of cheap retail are struggling, but not all of them.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2009 Rich Duprey	Don't Fight This Discounter's Battles Dollar General's IPO doesn't mean you need to follow the deep discounter back to the frontlines.
The Motley Fool July 3, 2007 Rich Duprey	A Penny Lost, Officially 99 Cents Only catches up on its financial reports. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2011 Shubh Datta	This Discounter Brings In the Dollars Deep discounter Dollar Tree's profits rose 17% as sales shot up.
The Motley Fool July 11, 2011 Alyce Lomax	Little Bang for the Buck at Dollar Stores The buck might stop (and drop) here.
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 March 23, 2006 Seth Jayson	Family Dollar Not So Cheap Investors, take a page from the customer here, and pass on the overpriced goods.
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 September 29, 2010 Matthew Brown	Bang for Your Buck at Dollar Tree Out of all the dollar-store chains, Dollar Tree remains the most impressive.
The Motley Fool February 24, 2011 Jacob Roche	Money Just Might Grow on Dollar Trees Dollar Tree will benefit from a slowly recovering economy.
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.