Dollar Tree Just Bought Major Competitor

Dollar Tree has announced that it has acquired designation rights to 170 leases for 99 Cents Only Stores in four states.

The new deal will allow Dollar Tree to open hundreds of 99-cent stores that had previously shut down.

Previously, The 99 Cent Store closed over 300 stores after filing for bankruptcy in April.

In March, Dollar Tree announced it would close 30 of its stores as their lease expires.

B. Riley is pleased to have advised Dollar Tree in its acquisition of designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. Read more: https://t.co/utVl8XoSIi $RILY pic.twitter.com/oTioSS2WTe

— B. Riley Financial (@BRileyFinancial) May 29, 2024

Dozens of shuttered 99 Cents Only stores in Southern California could soon reopen as Dollar Tree stores.

Dollar Tree confirmed today that it acquired the rights for 170 locations across Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas. Most of them are reportedly in Southern California🛒… pic.twitter.com/AyVixai3Un

— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) May 29, 2024

Here’s what Yahoo Finance reported:

Dollar Tree, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR) today announced that it acquired designation rights for 170 leases of 99 Cents Only Stores across Arizona, California, Nevada, and Texas. The deal was completed via two transactions in May that were approved by the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. As part of the transactions, Dollar Tree also acquired the North American Intellectual Property of 99 Cents Only Stores and select on-site furniture, fixtures, and equipment.

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In April, California-based 99 Cents Only Stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and subsequently initiated a process to dispose of its assets, including its inventory, owned real estate and store leases.

“As we continue to execute on our accelerated growth strategy for the Dollar Tree brand, this was an attractive opportunity to secure leases in priority markets where we see strong profitable growth potential,” said Michael Creedon, Jr., Dollar Tree’s Chief Operating Officer. “The portfolio complements our existing footprint and will provide us access to high quality real estate assets in premium retail centers, enabling us to rapidly grow the Dollar Tree brand across the western United States, reaching even more customers and communities.”

Dollar Tree looks forward to welcoming customers from 99 Cents Only Stores as early as fall 2024.

“Dollar Tree is planning to close nearly 1,000 stores collectively between its namesake general discount stores and subsidiary chain, Family Dollar.”

– NY Post

Not even Nostradamus could have seen this coming…derp. pic.twitter.com/f6YN3imoEl

— The Daily Sneed™ (@Tr00peRR) March 13, 2024

Per CNN:

Family Dollar, the struggling discount chain that caters to low-income customers predominantly in cities, said Wednesday it will close nearly 1,000 stores.

Years of mismanagement and poor conditions in stores have hurt Family Dollar’s brand. Family Dollar, which is owned by Dollar Tree, was recently fined more than $40 million for a rat infestation at a warehouse that forced hundreds of stores to temporarily close.

Decades-high inflation has hit shoppers hard, and a general consumer pullback has impacted Family Dollar customers and the chain’s profits, exacerbating its battle with discount competitors such as Dollar General, Walmart and others.

In addition, the reduction in benefits for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, has left struggling families with as much as $250 less per month. Discount stores and consumer goods companies say they have felt the impact of that loss.

Family Dollar will close 600 locations this year and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire. Family Dollar has around 8,000 US stores. Dollar Tree also said it will close 30 stores as leases expire

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