Nation's largest $1.00 discount variety store chain Dollar Tree Stores provided its Mid-Quarter Business Update on a pre-recorded message by Kent Kleeberger, Dollar Tree's Chief Financial Officer.
Mr. Kleeberger stated that, as of July 6, 2006, second quarter sales may be characterized as trending toward the high end of the Company's previously announced sales guidance of $855 to $875 million.
The Company's official sales release for second quarter is scheduled for Thursday, August 3, 2006, before market opening.
Dollar Tree Stores is the nation's largest $1.00 discount variety store chain. As of July 6, 2006, Dollar Tree operated 3,146 stores in 48 states, compared to 2,845 stores in 48 states at July 7, 2005. These stores are supported by a network of nine distribution centers, strategically positioned to provide economical and efficient logistics support to any point in the contiguous United States.