Didn't see this one.
This is the Family Dollar in Coxsackie on Route 9W. It used an existing building, and is directly across the road from the Grand Union plaza, which leads to the thought that this might have been the Grand Union at one point (seems I've seen similar style building(s) up north as Grand Unions).
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here is the family dollar in laconia nh where o shea's department store was on main st in downtown. Family dollar is in a lot of places. it is even in the next town over in gilford
The first is the store in Saugerties (on Route 32/212) - it's in a plaza and is in part of an older (I think) Grand Union - not the last one (which is still empty), but a previous location.
2nd is the store in Pittsfield (MA), on the main street - another older building but no idea what it was.
Last is a store on Central Avenue in Albany - the Family Dollar used the front part, the food co-op (see sign in picture) is behind it - the building is fairly deep - again not sure what it was before.
This is the Chatham store - it is in the plaza with the (former) Grand Union that is now Price Chopper on Route 66 (no, not that one!).
Family Dollar at the Southgate Plaza in Portsmouth NH:
I always found Family Dollar stores to be your typical, ghetto, hole in the wall discount store, with stuff just thrown on the shelves with no real organiztion. Although I have seen some decent ones.
With my new job I started about a month and a half ago I'm a biller for a facility services company called National Glass and Gate International. Basically they handle all facility services for chain stores, from taking the call to dispatching the techs and making sure the job is completed. We have accounts from Helzberg Diamonds and Gap to Kmart and Saks, as well as individual accounts.
Family Dollar is one of our biggest accounts and I'm the biller assigned to it. I handle about 50 to 60 invoices a day, and these are by far the most hilarious calls out of all our accounts. We get work orders from corporate for individual stores as well as handle emergency calls directly from the stores. You would be surprised how many cars drive through Family Dollar stores on a weekly basis, as well as how many stores have their windows shot out. The most common emergency calls are burglars breaking the glass doors and frames.
Texas is definitely the rowdiest state of all, I see more break ins and robberies from there than anywhere. A store in Dallas has been broken into 10 nights in the past 2 weeks, we have sent locksmiths out to replace the same locks five times, and a glass company out to replace the glass just about every night. It's pretty bad when the locksmith even emails you stating that he "doesn't mind replacing these, but he's out of locks and finds this to be huge waste of Family Dollars money." The worst part is their corporate office is aware of this and is paying all costs, we have quoted multile times for stronger locks and gates, and as of Friday FD has done nothing!
The one in Bristol across the street from the Abandoned Mall is a dump. The one on the other side of Bristol in the Big Lots Plaza is nice.
Family Dollar has a red sign with white lettering it kinda bland.http://www.griebarchitects.com/family_dollar1.htm
we have 1 bulit in my old ames buliding here in NJ
we have one that just opened a few months back in a more "lower class" shopping center. They do have some decent deals though and it's kinda a nice store when you need a few things that are a little better than the "dollar tree"
I work for the company that deals with the property maintenance for Family Dollar stores. I am the biller for their account so I process every call that comes through. You would not believe how much Family Dollar shells out each year on door glass and panic alarms alone. Everyday I must deal with at least 20 smashed doors from break-ins. Some people, especially in Texas, even sledgehammer through concrete walls and rooftops to break into these places. If I were going to break into a store, I would at least do it at a store worth robbing. The locations are generally in bad areas of town, very urban. Where your typical dollar stores are located. In Dallas I had one yesterday, whole storefront shattered out due to a shootout, good thing they use laminated glass!
http://www.nggservices.com
QuoteOriginally posted by C. Fontaine
I work for the company that deals with the property maintenance for Family Dollar stores. I am the biller for their account so I process every call that comes through. You would not believe how much Family Dollar shells out each year on door glass and panic alarms alone. Everyday I must deal with at least 20 smashed doors from break-ins. Some people, especially in Texas, even sledgehammer through concrete walls and rooftops to break into these places. If I were going to break into a store, I would at least do it at a store worth robbing. The locations are generally in bad areas of town, very urban. Where your typical dollar stores are located. In Dallas I had one yesterday, whole storefront shattered out due to a shootout, good thing they use laminated glass!
http://www.nggservices.com
A shootout? thats friggin crazy...people need lives...:exorcist:
there is a family dollar in south jersey that replaced a former gymnastics club, and while they slapped their logo over the gymnastics club's old sign, they didn't take down the little bar under the sign that says "directed by chris lynch". weird.
Some of the Family Dollars in Toledo are actually placed in relativity decent areas. Only a few are placed in the "urban" areas . One is even located near the University of Toledo, and is very popular with the college students.
I like Family Dollar. They carry decent products for some really great deals-- especially on cleaning products.
Some of the Family Dollars in Toledo are actually placed in relativity decent areas. Only a few are placed in the "urban" areas . One is even located near the University of Toledo, and is very popular with the college students.
I like Family Dollar. They carry decent products for some really great deals-- especially on cleaning products.
talk about the store here
we have one in webster wich is now going to sell milk and dariy products and frozon food heres a pic i took with my camera phone its not the best pic but u get the idear
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Yeah, there's a Family Dollar on every corner. Or a Dollar General.
yea we only got family dollars and dollar tress around here
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yea we only got family dollars and dollar tress around here
Dollar Tree isn't as thick around here as the above mentioned. But we also have one called Simply A Dollar. The thing about those two unlike Family Dollar and Dollar General, is that they literally offer nearly everything in the store for a dollar or less.
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Family Dollar seems alright, I've been in there a couple of times. I much prefer Dollar Tree, though, as their products are actually a dollar, and they sell more products that I am actually interested in purchasing, such as these:
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which I adore and haven't been able to find anywhere else in town, so at the bare minimum they get my vote for that! :P
family dollar and dollar tree are in the same plazza here thers only a anytime gym and rent a center between them we usley go to both ther in the plazza wth kmart and shaws
I like it okay. I went there today. They have Cherry Coke Zero in 20 oz bottles. (I didn't buy it tho).
The one in the Big Lots Plaza in Bristol, CT closed for good tonight (5/30) at 8PM. All other area locations remain open.
Took this photo today of the closed Family Dollar in the Big Lots Plaza in Bristol. This store was only open about 4 or 5 years. Previously this was a CVS.
Something is moving into this old Family Dollar. Not sure what tho. There was a building permit in the window for remodeling the space, but it was issued in the name of an individual rather than the name of a business. Now if only something would go into the old Marshall's this plaza would be fully leased. Speaking of the plaza its for sale for $13 million. It's overpriced in my opinion.
Meanwhile the one in downtown Bristol across the street from the old Centre Mall Property continues to be open and looks like a dump.
QuoteOriginally posted by Marc82
Something is moving into this old Family Dollar. Not sure what tho. There was a building permit in the window for remodeling the space, but it was issued in the name of an individual rather than the name of a business.
Update: This is gonna be an Aaron's Rental Center.
The sign on the one in Berlin, CT says they're open 10AM-7PM on Sundays, however when I tried the door at 10:05 it was still locked.
Family Dollar is going into the old Blockbuster Video in downtown Southington.
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The sign on the one in Berlin, CT says they're open 10AM-7PM on Sundays, however when I tried the door at 10:05 it was still locked.
That's retail. When I use to work at Radio Shack years ago, we would open late, close early and close the store for a long lunch break. Happened as well working for Verizon, toys r us, and Sprint.
Family Dollars are different...in the ghetto area of Tampa, Family Dollar, which is in an old 1960s Winn-Dixie, is bad, but about 7 miles up the street... Family Dollar is in an upper income area and it is a brand new building.
Jim, absolutely correct. The downtown area of Bristol, CT is near a low-income area with a high crime rate and that Family Dollar is run-down an unkempt. As is the one on Myrtle Street in New Britain.
Quote from: Marc B on February 27, 2013, 09:59:14 AM
Jim, absolutely correct. The downtown area of Bristol, CT is near a low-income area with a high crime rate and that Family Dollar is run-down an unkempt. As is the one on Myrtle Street in New Britain.
The Family Dollar stores in this general Hartford area are really not well kept. Not sure if it has to do with the locations. The closest Family Dollar stores to me are down the road from me in Newington on the New Britain line (Twin City) and that one was a bit messy last time I went, and then there's the one in Berlin in the old Foodmart plaza. That location is dirty (the floors are just full of dirt, literally). They don't even utilize all their space most of the time and they look like they are closing. The Berlin one was robbed twice I believe.
An article in The Meriden Record Journal announces that Family Dollar is building a store at the corner of Broad and East Main in Meriden, CT. There are already 3 Family Dollars in Meriden. Why does it need a 4th? Or if this new store is a replacement store why do they need 3?
http://www.myrecordjournal.com/latestnews/article_77b75d58-8750-11e2-8550-001a4bcf887a.html
2 on West Main and 1 on East Main.
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Quote from: Marc B on February 27, 2013, 09:59:14 AM
Jim, absolutely correct. The downtown area of Bristol, CT is near a low-income area with a high crime rate and that Family Dollar is run-down an unkempt. As is the one on Myrtle Street in New Britain.
The Family Dollar stores in this general Hartford area are really not well kept. Not sure if it has to do with the locations. The closest Family Dollar stores to me are down the road from me in Newington on the New Britain line (Twin City) and that one was a bit messy last time I went, and then there's the one in Berlin in the old Foodmart plaza. That location is dirty (the floors are just full of dirt, literally). They don't even utilize all their space most of the time and they look like they are closing. The Berlin one was robbed twice I believe.
If I'm not mistaken... In East Hartford, there were 2 Family Dollars...One in School Street Square and one on Main Street where Ideal Drugs was...
Quote from: Marc B on February 26, 2013, 07:39:17 PM
Family Dollar is going into the old Blockbuster Video in downtown Southington.
They've been open about a month now. Really nice. Much nicer than the ones in Bristol, Plainville, and New Britain. It's great that there's a place for people to do shopping who live in downtown Southington. There are lots of restaurants and not much else in downtown Southington.
We have a few Family Dollars in the Philadelphia area. 2 that I know of are on Frankford Avenue. 1 is in a former F. W. Woolworth Co. building. The other is in a former Save-A-Lot location, itself a former Food Fair/Pantry Pride supermarket.
Just heard on the radio this morning that they have (finally) opened their new store in Rensselaer (NY) - this store is in a part of a building that had been a Bargain Outlet, and was a regular Grossman's store before that.
Family Dollar on Undercover Boss Friday November 8th at 8PM Eastern on CBS.
The Family Dollar in Plainville, Connecticut just got a new sign. It's huge and much bigger than the sign on the store they opened in downtown Southington last year.
They have stores in Mount Oliver and Beltzhoover, two of the ghetto-est neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
They are willing to go where other retailers dare to tread.
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They have stores in Mount Oliver and Beltzhoover, two of the ghetto-est neighborhoods in Pittsburgh.
They are willing to go where other retailers dare to tread.
Yeah come check out the one on Myrtle Street in New Britain, Connecticut. It's right near where all the hookers hang out. And while the one on North Main in Bristol, CT is right by the police station, the area is not very nice. Lots of drug dealing going on at the adjacent Bracket Park.
The French Government has issued a travel warning telling their citizens
not to go into Mount Oliver.
http://web.archive.org/web/20131113225556/http://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/fr/conseils-aux-voyageurs/conseils-par-pays/etats-unis-12311/
Family Dollar opened a new free standing store on Allen Street in New Britain, replacing their store in 4 Star Plaza on Allen Street.
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Quote from: Marc82 on November 15, 2009, 11:26:55 AM
The sign on the one in Berlin, CT says they're open 10AM-7PM on Sundays, however when I tried the door at 10:05 it was still locked.
That's retail. When I use to work at Radio Shack years ago, we would open late, close early and close the store for a long lunch break. Happened as well working for Verizon, toys r us, and Sprint.
If I had done that as a Manager with Ames they would have booted me from east-central Michigan
all the way back to Rocky Hill. :o
Quote from: Marc B on March 26, 2014, 06:51:53 PM
The Family Dollar in Plainville, Connecticut just got a new sign. It's huge and much bigger than the sign on the store they opened in downtown Southington last year.
This Family Dollar in Plainville is moving. It's still going to be on East Street (Route 10), but it appears it's going to be located in a soon-to-be constructed free-standing building. It's going to be in-between Plainville Optical and Always Bloomin' Florist. It's really close to their existing store.
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Quote from: Marc B on March 26, 2014, 06:51:53 PM
The Family Dollar in Plainville, Connecticut just got a new sign. It's huge and much bigger than the sign on the store they opened in downtown Southington last year.
This Family Dollar in Plainville is moving. It's still going to be on East Street (Route 10), but it appears it's going to be located in a soon-to-be constructed free-standing building. It's going to be in-between Plainville Optical and Always Bloomin' Florist. It's really close to their existing store.
What is going on with the status of the Family Dollar/Dollar General deal? I assume the Family Dollar name is staying around with a new store being built.
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Quote from: Marc B on November 13, 2014, 01:08:27 PM
Quote from: Marc B on March 26, 2014, 06:51:53 PM
The Family Dollar in Plainville, Connecticut just got a new sign. It's huge and much bigger than the sign on the store they opened in downtown Southington last year.
This Family Dollar in Plainville is moving. It's still going to be on East Street (Route 10), but it appears it's going to be located in a soon-to-be constructed free-standing building. It's going to be in-between Plainville Optical and Always Bloomin' Florist. It's really close to their existing store.
What is going on with the status of the Family Dollar/Dollar General deal? I assume the Family Dollar name is staying around with a new store being built.
Actually it's Dollar TREE that is trying to buy Family Dollar - Dollar General put in a bid but Family Dollar rejected it.
I haven't heard anything lately about the merger or buyout or whatever you want to call it. Just like the post I made about Men's Wearhouse buying out the other Men's store JOS A BANK. The JOS A BANK in Plainville opened late this Spring/Early this summer and it still JOS A BANK.
Child puts quarter in toy vending machine inside Family Dollar store,
receives Nazi insignia ring.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/oklahoma-boy-puts-quarter-in-vending-machine-gets-nazi-ring/ar-BBgHJqC?ocid=DELLDHP
There was an article in yesterday's New York Post that said they haven't accepted bids by either Dollar General or Dollar Tree yet. The article says the decision has been delayed until some time in 2015. The article also mentioned the Federal Trade Commission says Dollar General will have to shutter up to 4500 locations if the merger goes through and so far they've only committed to shutter 1500.
According to Wikipedia (which never should be trusted as a source) Family Dollar approved the take over by Dollar Tree in January 2015.
Meanwhile construction on the new Plainville, Connecticut Family Dollar is nearing completion. Today they were putting the sign on the building. P.S. the owner of the plaza where Family Dollar in Plainville is currently located put the plaza For Sale. It's kind of untrue marketing as they're advertising the plaza as 100% occupied. (Yeah 100% occupied until Family Dollar relocates).
Quote from: Marc B on May 27, 2015, 01:08:17 PM
According to Wikipedia (which never should be trusted as a source) Family Dollar approved the take over by Dollar Tree in January 2015.
Meanwhile construction on the new Plainville, Connecticut Family Dollar is nearing completion. Today they were putting the sign on the building. P.S. the owner of the plaza where Family Dollar in Plainville is currently located put the plaza For Sale. It's kind of untrue marketing as they're advertising the plaza as 100% occupied. (Yeah 100% occupied until Family Dollar relocates).
So, the Family Dollar name is still going to exist? I'm wondering what will become of some of the Family Dollar locations in my area.
Quote from: AmesNewington on May 27, 2015, 03:33:06 PM
So, the Family Dollar name is still going to exist? I'm wondering what will become of some of the Family Dollar locations in my area.
FD is safe, but DT is expected to experiment with rebannering some FD stores as DT. The deal is now supposed to close in July.
Like they're doing in Plainville, Connecticut and what they already did in with one of their locations in New Britain Family Dollar plans on moving one of its stores in Meriden, Connecticut out of a shopping plaza in this case the dying Meriden Parkade and build a free standing location a little ways up East Main Street from the Meriden Parkade.
FROM MYRECORDJOURNAL.COM
Family Dollar proposed for East Main site in Meriden
Published: July 20, 2015 | Last Modified: July 20, 2015 07:08PM
By Andrew Ragali Record-Journal staff
MERIDEN â€" A proposal would move Family Dollar in the Meriden Parkade less than a quarter-mile down East Main Street to a standalone location.
Kevin Curry and Kevin Danby, owners of 1324 E. Main St., seek approval to build a Family Dollar on their 57,000-square-foot vacant property. Under the proposal, the Family Dollar, which leases space in the Meriden Parkade, 1231 E. Main St., would move to the standalone building sometime next year.
“They want more visibility,†Curry said of Family Dollar. “When going into existing space, you’re trying out a market. Now that they’ve been in there and know what their sales are, they know if they go into a standalone location they could see an increase in business.â€
If all goes according to plan, construction of the 9,000-square-foot Family Dollar will begin next spring, he said. The proposal goes before the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission on Tuesday, and will be taken up by the Planning Commission on Wednesday. Curry is a member of the Planning Commission. Before anything is final, Family Dollar’s corporate headquarters must approve the move, Curry noted.
As part of the proposed project, a culvert will be built for Spoonshoppe Brooke along East Main Street, he said. Flooding problems have plagued building sites along the northern side of East Main Street. Curry said the Family Dollar application is based on a site plan that was previously approved for the property about three years ago, when Hunter’s Ambulance Service sought a larger east side facility. Curry and Danby won approval in 2012 to build a 13,000-square-foot operations center at 1324 E. Main St., but several months later the ambulance service backed out of the move for financial reasons.
Using prior plans as a framework, approval should move “pretty fast,†said Economic Development Director Juliet Burdelski. The Family Dollar proposal is a “good fit†for East Main Street, she added, as new development in the area includes improved sidewalks, flood control measures and aesthetics.
An East Main Street tax incentive program approved by the City Council earlier this year is already “having the desired effect,†Burdelski said. “Our goal for the whole East Main Street corridor is to try to better utilize underdeveloped sites and increase traffic for other sites.â€
In recent months, a J.D. Byrider used car sales business opened on upper East Main Street and owners from Taino Smokehouse in Middletown purchased the former Jacoby’s Restaurant location with plans to open a new location. Both businesses plan to use the new tax incentive.
If the project moves forward, Curry and Danby are likely to get a fixed property assessment for two years through the tax incentive program, she said. The program can be utilized by property owners making improvements to property located on East Main Street between Bee Street and the Meriden/Middlefield town line. It follows state statute, which allows municipalities to fix property assessments no more than seven years, provided the cost of improvements are at least $3 million. Assessments can also be fixed for a two-year period provided improvements costs are at least $500,000.
There are two other Family Dollar locations in Meriden, at 311 and 560 W. Main St. In 2013, a developer submitted plans to put a Family Dollar at the northwest corner of East Main and Broad streets. The state Department of Transportation, however, nixed the plan because of traffic concerns.
I wonder if FD are building stand alone stores in East Hartford? I think FD East Hartford stores are in shopping centers on Main Street and at School Street Square...
Family Dollar in downtown Southington has rebranded as Dollar Tree. My Mom says the Family Dollar sign is still up, but there is a banner that says "Dollar Tree Grand Opening". And Dollar Tree's website now lists 200 Main Street Southington as a store location. This is Dollar Tree's second location in Southington.
Quote from: Marc B on August 25, 2015, 03:14:20 PM
Family Dollar in downtown Southington has rebranded as Dollar Tree. My Mom says the Family Dollar sign is still up, but there is a banner that says "Dollar Tree Grand Opening". And Dollar Tree's website now lists 200 Main Street Southington as a store location. This is Dollar Tree's second location in Southington.
It will be interesting to see what happens with the Berlin Family Dollar. There are hardly ever any customers in the store. They should turn that one in to a Dollar Tree or move FD to Farmington Ave. Plenty of possibilities.
Quote from: Marc B on August 25, 2015, 03:14:20 PM
Family Dollar in downtown Southington has rebranded as Dollar Tree. My Mom says the Family Dollar sign is still up, but there is a banner that says "Dollar Tree Grand Opening". And Dollar Tree's website now lists 200 Main Street Southington as a store location. This is Dollar Tree's second location in Southington.
They did the same (other than that the store sign has been changed) to the Family Dollar in Rensselaer (NY).
This store was a fairly recently opened one (maybe 2 years) in part of an old Grossman's (and for those who know the area next to what used to be the Joy store).
It is also the only store of this type within city limits (there are a Rite Aid and Aldi as well), which makes it seem like the Family Dollar model would have fit better (as many folks could access that that may have less access to a Walmart or similar store) with it's more variety than a Dollar Tree.
Also that there are two other Dollar Tree stores outside the city in a reasonably close proximity, but no other Family Dollar in the area anywhere.
Here is the list of the Family Dollar stores that Dollar Tree is selling in the DE/NJ/PA area:
Delaware
Wilmington Family Dollar: 1709 Lancaster Ave
New Jersey
Belmar Family Dollar: 831 Belmar Plaza
Brigantine Family Dollar: 4236 Harbor Beach #A
East Orange Family Dollar: 397 Springdale Avenue
Elizabeth Family Dollar: 1141 Elizabeth Avenue
Elizabeth Family Dollar: 25 Westfield Avenue
Ewing Family Dollar: 1600 North Olden Avenue Extension
Glassboro Family Dollar: 638 N Delsea Drrive
Hamilton Township Family Dollar: 2130 South Broad St
Irvington Family Dollar: 1120 Springfield Avenue
Mount Holly Family Dollar (Store #08525): 516 High Street
Newark Family Dollar: 184 W Market Street
Newark Family Dollar: 131 Market Street
Paterson Family Dollar: 355 Market Street
Pleasantville Family Dollar: 333 S. Main Street
Vineland Family Dollar: 1227 E Chestnut Street
Pennsylvania
Allentown Family Dollar: 1604 S 4th Street
East Liberty Family Dollar: 123 North Sheridan Avenue
Edwardsville Family Dollar: 274 West Side Mall
Harrisburg Family Dollar: 2941 North 7th Street
Harrisburg Family Dollar: 3810 Union Deposit Road
Lansdowne Family Dollar: 63 N. Union Avenue
Levittown Family Dollar: (Store #10502): 4551 New Falls Road
Mckeesport Family Dollar: 4313 Walnut Street
Middletown Family Dollar: 350 W Main Street
Morrisville Family Dollar: 332 West Trenton Avenue, Suite 11
Philadelphia Family Dollar (Store #01932): 8445-C Frankford Avenue (Former Food Fair/Save-A-Lot)
Philadelphia Family Dollar (Store #06422): 6587 Roosevelt Boulevard (Former Thrift Drug)
Philadelphia Family Dollar: 2495 Aramingo Ave
Philadelphia Family Dollar: 2201 Oregon Ave
Philadelphia Family Dollar: 138 W. Chelten Ave
Pittsburgh Family Dollar: 700 E Warrington Avenue
Pittsburgh Family Dollar: 1215 Brighton Road
Upper Darby Family Dollar: 9 South 69th Street (Former PSFS)
Yeadon Family Dollar: 901 Cedar Avenue
Here's a similar list, this time for the stores in Michigan and Ohio.
Michigan
1606 M-39, Benton Harbor
1181 East Bristol Road, Burton
10220 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit
4705B Conner Street, Detroit
12815 East Jefferson Avenue, Detroit
6365 West Vernor Highway, Detroit
1727 East State Fair Street, Detroit
20900 Gratiot Avenue, Eastpointe
20735 Wyoming St, Ferndale
4451 Breton Road Southeast, Grand Rapids
1625 Leonard Street Northeast, Grand Rapids
9028 Joseph Campau Street, Hamtramck
22818 John R. Road, Hazel Park
14101 Woodward Avenue, Highland Park
1006 South Washington Avenue, Holland
27425 Michigan Avenue, Inkster
5032 South Cedar Street, Lansing
15399 Merriman Road, Livonia
6444 North Saginaw Street, Mount Morris
22100 Coolidge Highway, Oak Park
5003 South Westnedge Avenue, Portage
3545 Dixie Highway, Saginaw
14686 Telegraph Road, Taylor (former Rite-Aid)
1918 South Venoy Road, Westland
1540 28th Street Southwest, Wyoming
Ohio
498 Vernon Odum., Akron
210 12th Street Northeast, Canton
3920 Glenway, Cincinnati
7700 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati
6134 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati
5325 Ridge Avenue, Cincinnati
13020 Miles Avenue, Cleveland
3545 Ridge Road, Cleveland
10390 Saint Clair Avenue, Cleveland
1101 North High Street, Columbus
128 North Wilson Road, Columbus
901 South James Road, Columbus
12732 Euclid Avenue, East Cleveland
825 Main Street, Milford
5009 Vine Street, Saint Bernard
4925 Jackman Road Suite 23, Toledo
551 Dorr Street, Toledo
3866 East Broad Street, Whitehall
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This Family Dollar/Feel Beauty Supply store in Ferguson, Missouri was a former Walgreens.
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This Family Dollar/Feel Beauty Supply store in Ferguson, Missouri was a former Walgreens.
Were these particular stores looted at all during the Michael Brown riots?
Quote from: Hudsons81 on November 28, 2015, 11:12:44 AM
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This Family Dollar/Feel Beauty Supply store in Ferguson, Missouri was a former Walgreens.
Were these particular stores looted at all during the Michael Brown riots?
This actually survived the Michael Brown Riots as a Family Dollar. I saw it on the ABC News. Some of the strip malls surrounding it, however, were victims of looting.
Family Dollar's replacement store on East Main Street in Meriden, CT has opened. It replaces the one in the dying Lowe's Plaza. Lowe's remains empty too.
From MYRECORDJOOURNAL.COM
Family Dollar opens on Meriden’s east side
MERIDEN â€" A new Family Dollar store opened on East Main Street this week.
The store was previously located in the former Lowe’s plaza, but closed so that a 9,000-square-foot standalone building could be constructed at 1324 E. Main St. Kevin Curry and Kevin Danby own the 57,000-square-foot property.
“They want more visibility,†Curry told the Record-Journal in July 2015 when the new Family Dollar was proposed. “When going into existing space, you’re trying out a market. Now that they’ve been in there and know what their sales are, they know if they go into a standalone location they could see an increase in business.â€
The standalone store opened for business on Wednesday. While the store is new, plenty of customers were coming and going on opening day.
Curry and Danby considered other uses for the property before Family Dollar. About four years ago, they received site plan approval to build a 13,000-square-foot Hunter’s Ambulance Service facility. But several months later the ambulance service backed out of the move for financial reasons.
There are two other Family Dollar locations in Meriden , at 311 W. Main St. and 560 W. Main St.
In 2013, a developer submitted plans for a Family Dollar store at the northwest corner of East Main and Broad streets. The state Department of Transportation rejected the plan because of traffic concerns.
Economic Development Director Juliet Burdelski has previously called the standalone Family Dollar on East Main Street a “good fit†for the area. Several other developments are underway on the city’s east side, including a new restaurant operated by the owners of Taino Smokehouse in Middletown.
Family Dollar closing six stores in Wisconsinby FOX 11 News
Quote(WLUK) -- Six Family Dollar stores will be closing throughout the state, including one in Northeast Wisconsin.
The Family Dollar store location on Northland Avenue in Appleton is scheduled to close.
Other stores to close are:
3048 E. Layton Ave., St. Francis
2621 N. Clairemont Ave., Eau Claire
627 W. Historic Mitchell St., Milwaukee
4412 W. Capitol Dr., Milwaukee
4130 S. Howell Ave., Milwaukee
All six store locations are set to close on or around June 30.
The Department of Workforce Development says approximately 50 employees will be affected.
Dollar Tree will be opening in the same plaza that Family Dollar is located in Berlin, CT. There has been no indication that Family Dollar will close. I'm assuming since both stores are now the same company, both wouldn't operate in the same complex.
Family Dollar is building a brand new store in Philadelphia, PA. It is located on Kensington Avenue, across from the former PRT/PTC Kensington Shops, on the site of the former Kent Theatre.
We have a family dollar in a old 70's plaza, with a Ocean State Job Lot and a BJ's, and a independent Family Dollar built earlier this year just east of the Frog Bridge. (In Willimantic)
The Seaford, DE store was destroyed this week by arson. The rumor mill says this kid was soaking cotton balls in nail polish remover and setting them on fire in the store. Hard to believe a Family Dollar could be worth $3m :-)
https://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/crime/2018/08/29/seaford-fire-started-teen-caused-3-million-damage-authorities-say/1137359002/
I suppose (if it was badly damaged, as the story seems to suggest), by the time you add in the costs to remove what's left after the fire and build a whole new building, you could get to $3 Million for all the costs, not just for the stuff that was in it.
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article218588135.html
Quote from: retailisking on September 19, 2018, 01:35:17 PM
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/business/article218588135.html
Their headquarters are right across the street from my apartment building. Huge loss.
If you drive through Charlotte at certain times of the day you are quite literally
navigating a convoy of Family Dollar trucks out to make deliveries.
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 20, 2018, 01:54:06 PM
If you drive through Charlotte at certain times of the day you are quite literally
navigating a convoy of Family Dollar trucks out to make deliveries.
The Matthews distribution center isn't closing, which should cushion the blow somewhat.
Quote from: retailisking on September 20, 2018, 04:17:30 PM
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 20, 2018, 01:54:06 PM
If you drive through Charlotte at certain times of the day you are quite literally
navigating a convoy of Family Dollar trucks out to make deliveries.
The Matthews distribution center isn't closing, which should cushion the blow somewhat.
700 jobs will be lost, its the biggest blow to the area in years as thew local news has stated.
Quote from: TRU7536 on September 20, 2018, 09:43:43 PM
700 jobs will be lost, its the biggest blow to the area in years as thew local news has stated.
200 jobs will be eliminated, and 700 relocated. Obviously those jobs won't be in Matthews anymore, and a number of employees will elect not to relocate to Chesapeake. In fact, I'm reasonably certain DT is
counting on a certain number of people from Matthews
not relocating.
Keeping two headquarters functioning, with duplications of functions and cost, does not make business sense. When I was with Ames we bought Zayre. We had tried keeping both Ames and Zayre office facilities up and running to avoid the negative blowback about cutting jobs. It didn't work. It just made things more complicated at store level (we had to sort mail to figure out what got sent where), added expense, and ultimately hastened the demise of the company.
Quote from: TheFugitive on September 21, 2018, 01:35:21 PM
Keeping two headquarters functioning, with duplications of functions and cost, does not make business sense. When I was with Ames we bought Zayre. We had tried keeping both Ames and Zayre office facilities up and running to avoid the negative blowback about cutting jobs. It didn't work. It just made things more complicated at store level (we had to sort mail to figure out what got sent where), added expense, and ultimately hastened the demise of the company.
You are absolutely right about that. When one company is bought out by another company the first order of business that needs to be done quickly after the sale is fully completed is to consolidate the headquarters of both companies into one as quickly (But it needs to be a real thorough process) as possible even though they will be some negative blowback regarding the jobs that could be lost.
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/dollar-tree-to-shutter-390-family-dollar-stores-rebrand-others
So lets start saying what locations we think should be on the list...
Ill start.. Ours in Portland IN is very trashy and you barely have enough room to walk around inside with displays on top of each other and very poor service.. It should close, be torn down and rebuilt, or turned into dollar tree which would be nice for our community
Oddly enough they just opened a brand new Family Dollar store in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood. It was new construction too. Odd they would spring for that if they were
about to start downsizing.
They had a really crappy store a couple of miles away on Warrington Avenue.
That closed, but it has now been taken over by Dollar General.
Quote from: Amesguy2000 on March 06, 2019, 10:20:43 AM
https://www.foxbusiness.com/features/dollar-tree-to-shutter-390-family-dollar-stores-rebrand-others
So lets start saying what locations we think should be on the list...
Ill start.. Ours in Portland IN is very trashy and you barely have enough room to walk around inside with displays on top of each other and very poor service.. It should close, be torn down and rebuilt, or turned into dollar tree which would be nice for our community
In my area, there are two Family Dollars in Newington and Berlin, CT. The Newington one is on the New Britain town line (Family Dollar has 2 locations I believe in NB and they are newer, nicer and larger). This one is small, old and rundown. The plaza is the same. However, I believe a Dollar General or new standalone FD would be great there as the area doesn't have much for the neighborhood which is very walkable. As for Berlin, this one stumps me. Family Dollar has been in the Webster Square plaza for nearly 20 years. In October, 2017, Dollar Tree opened and took the remaining space of Job Lot/old Foodmart at the other end of the plaza and FD did not close. This FD is similar to Newington. It's old and rundown. It's rarely busy, especially with DT across the plaza. In fact, I never see many customers in and out of there at all at times. However, it's still used by many as there is only one full service grocery store in town and 2 CVS stores and a Walgreens for everyday needs (and they are not cheap). I believe a relocated FD or new Dollar General on Farmington Ave would work with the same employees especially with the new development by the train station. Of course Berlin could use another grocery store too.
There is a Family Dollar in Philly that opened a couple of years ago on the site of the Kent Theatre, across from the former Philadelphia Transportation Company's Kensington Shops for trolley repairs (this is now at SEPTA Woodland Heavy Shops)
Quote from: TheFugitive on March 06, 2019, 10:45:46 AM
Oddly enough they just opened a brand new Family Dollar store in Pittsburgh's Carrick neighborhood. It was new construction too. Odd they would spring for that if they were
about to start downsizing.
They had a really crappy store a couple of miles away on Warrington Avenue.
That closed, but it has now been taken over by Dollar General.
Of course, when you have around 8,000 stores, closing 400 (or 600, if you count ones changing brands) isn't nearly as big a deal as it is with some much smaller chains.
Most likely they are just getting rid of stores that don't do well, or older ones that don't really "fit" the current designs where they can't remake them easily.
Family Dollar will sell alcohol at 1,000 locations
https://www.dollartreeinfo.com/news-releases/news-release-details/dollar-tree-inc-reports-results-first-quarter-fiscal-2019
wow why is Family Dollar so consistently horrible no matter where you go? I needed change for the bus, and I was going to buy something anyways.. I had to leave my backpack at the counter.. as if there is really anything worth stealing there. Plus the people who ran the register were slower than the DMV. I was hoping when Dollar Tree bought it it'd be slightly less crap but no.
Family Dollar has some stores in tough neighborhoods.
I mean, some really, really tough neighborhoods. I can think of several in this area
which are in locations where frankly I won't go at night. I suspect that the amount of
shoplifting that goes on in those places is HUGE. If you have ever worked in retail you
would have learned that there is almost nothing that people WON"T steal. I am sure
that the "leave all bags at the front desk" policy is a reaction to where these stores are
located and some bitter experience.
Also it's really tough to hire help in such locations. Finding people who don't have a criminal
record and who can pass a drug test really narrows down the candidate pool. And people
from better areas are afraid to work there.
I know a bit about this as I managed in a "combat store" for Hills.
The flipside is that Family Dollar is helping some of these places by at least
providing some place for residents of these areas to shop.
Dollar Tree should have just let Family Dollar die..
Quote from: buzz86us on August 13, 2019, 10:56:32 PM
Dollar Tree should have just let Family Dollar die..
I am sure that if Dollar Tree had never bought Family Dollar someone else would have likely bought the chain out eventually since there is always someone out there willing to take a chance.
If anything Dollar Tree is likely to eventually migrate all stores to the Family Dollar
format because with inflation the ability to stick to a one dollar price point will eventually
go away.
Quote from: TheFugitive on August 14, 2019, 12:54:36 PM
If anything Dollar Tree is likely to eventually migrate all stores to the Family Dollar
format because with inflation the ability to stick to a one dollar price point will eventually
go away.
Which they are (sort of) trying by adding some sections of more than $1 items to some Dollar Tree stores, and adding Dollar Tree sections to some Family Dollar stores.
Maybe they can just combine both into one store fully, and rename them Family Dollar Tree? ;)
I went to the closing Family Dollar in Berlin on Sunday. They are in their last week. The store was cleared of 90% of merchandise. I'm sure they shipped a lot of the good stuff to other stores that are remaining open. What was left was 50% off with 75% off starting Monday. The cashier said Saturday was the last day unless the remaining stock clears out before then. The Webster Square Plaza is supposed to be getting the new FunHub Entertainment Center, so there won't be too much vacancies when that comes in. When Dollar Tree came in during 2017, Family Dollar became out of place. It was convenient for residents because the town really doesn't have much as far as shopping.
I do feel both chains can continue to exist. Dollar Tree, even with the addition of higher price points will still work. I feel DT serves as an "anything" cheap store that best serves more established/suburban communities, while FD is good for urban cities where a grocery store does not fit with more national brands and expensive items. New Britain is getting another new Family Dollar built from the ground up on Farmington Ave in front of where Walmart used to be.
If dollar tree didn't buy family dollar dollar general would have and dollar general would turn all family dollar stores into dollar general stores
Didn't Dollar General get over 300 stores a couple years back? Mine was converted from Family Dollar to Dollar General.
If anything Dollar General might be getting to the point where they are a bit overstored.
I am actually shocked at how many I pass on a relatively short drive in almost any area
of the country.
Quote from: a_person_96 on August 15, 2019, 06:21:04 PM
If dollar tree didn't buy family dollar dollar general would have and dollar general would turn all family dollar stores into dollar general stores
If Dollar General had managed to successfully buy Family Dollar a unknown number of both Family Dollar and Dollar General stores (Likely where there would be a possible overlap) would have been shuttered with a additional number of both likely needing to being sold off as well.
The rest of the Family Dollar locations would get converted into Dollar General stores.
A Family Dollar in Pittsburgh where the shoplifting is so out-of-control it may
force the store to close.
https://www.wpxi.com/news/top-stories/theft-problem-could-force-pittsburgh-family-dollar-go-out-business-store-says/BNXKFQ25EFHQVODRD3I54XSTDI/
I went up to the Meriden Mall (Meriden, CT), and traveled down the Chamberlain Highway in Berlin, CT to get there. I passed the old Ferndale Marketfresh (IGA before that), and after being vacant for five years, they are now putting a Family Dollar/Dollar Tree combo store in a portion (or all) of the former grocery store space. This is not the first of this concept in Connecticut (there is one in Stratford that I know of), but none around here. We either have standalone Family Dollars or in a shopping plaza, or Dollar Trees in a shopping plaza. Berlin, CT had a Family Dollar for nearly two decades in the now Ocean State Plaza which closed in 2019 after Dollar Tree opened in 2017. Now, Family Dollar will return to town, but on the opposite end, and Dollar Tree will have a presence in two locations in town. There is also a Dollar Tree farther down the road on the Chamberlain Highway in Meriden in front of the mall property. Not sure if they will remain open after this store opens. I must say that if they had a difficult time getting another grocery store to come in, this is a decent compromise and a neat idea. There is the convenience of having the cheap $1.25 items of DT with the higher (but still reasonable) priced household essential items of FD. FD stores around me, especially in New Britain are not where I would go as they are not in decent areas, but this one I might try out. I'm sure they will sell more food items than other stores here.