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As of Feb. 1, Dollar Tree operated 16,500 stores across 48 U.S. states and five Canadian provinces, including stores under the Dollar Tree, Family Dollar and Dollar Tree Canada brands.

Dollar Tree estimated about $804 million in net proceeds from the sale of Family Dollar, which it expects to close by June 2025. Dollar Tree acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for about $9 billion.

As of Feb. 1, 2025, Dollar Tree operated a total of 16,500 Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores across 48 states and five Canadian provinces, the company said.

Dollar Tree is ending its short-lived and ill-fated Family Dollar experiment, offloading the discount brand for $1 billion – just a fraction of its purchase price from a decade ago.

Dollar Tree purchased Family Dollar in 2015 for about $9 billion, hoping the merger would help both stores reach more customers. But it struggled to effectively manage the Family Dollar brand.

But, in 2025, Dollar Tree sold off Family Dollar for $1 billion after dealing with operational issues, competition from big discount retailers and increasing costs. So, as leases for various ...