MATTHEWS, N.C., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
(NYSE: FDO), the fast growing North Carolina-based discount store chain,
reports opening 31 stores during the four-week period ended May 1, 2004. With
these additional stores, as of May 1, 2004, the Company operated 5,236 stores.
The Company's current plan is to open approximately 525 stores during the
fiscal year ending August 28, 2004.
The 31 newest store locations are in the following states: 4 each in
Georgia and Texas; 3 each in Indiana and Utah; 2 each in Arizona, Virginia and
Wisconsin; 1 each in Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana,
Michigan, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates stores in 43 states ranging as far
northwest as North Dakota, northeast to Maine, southeast to Florida, and
southwest to Arizona.
Certain statements contained in this press release which are not
historical facts are forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe
harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements address the Company's plans and activities or
events which the Company expects will or may occur in the future. A number of
important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those
expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are
not limited to, competitive factors and pricing pressures, general economic
conditions, the impact of acts of war or terrorism, changes in consumer demand
and product mix, unusual weather that may temporarily impact sales, inflation,
merchandise supply constraints, general transportation or distribution delays
or interruptions, dependence on imports, changes in currency exchange rates,
trade restrictions, tariffs, quotas, and freight rates, availability of real
estate, costs and delays associated with building, opening and operating new
distribution facilities and stores, costs and potential problems associated
with the implementation of new systems and technology, including supply chain
systems and electronic commerce, changes in energy prices and their impact on
consumer spending and the Company's costs, legal proceedings and claims,
changes in health care and other insurance costs, and the effects of
legislation and regulations on wage levels and entitlement programs.
Consequently, all of the forward-looking statements made are qualified by
these and other factors, risks and uncertainties. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as
of the date of this release. The Company does not undertake to publicly update
or revise its forward-looking statements even if experience or future changes
make it clear that projected results expressed or implied in such statements
will not be realized.
SOURCE Family Dollar Stores, Inc.
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CONTACT:
George R. Mahoney, Jr., Executive Vice
President of Family Dollar Stores, Inc., +1-704-814-3252
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