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Family Dollar, Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores Family Dollar, Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores
Family Dollar, Dollar Tree To Close 1,000 Stores Discount chain Family Dollar and parent company Dollar Tree will close a combined 1,000 stores. Family Dollar will shut down 600 stores in 2024 and 370 stores over the next several years as store leases expire.  Dollar Tree will close 30 locations as leases expire.  The company made the announcement Wednesday morning, March 13. Family Dollar has around 8,000 US locations and Dollar Tree has  The company said it initiated a review of its stores in the fourth quarter of 2023.  It involved "identifying stores for closure, relocation, or re-bannering based on an evaluati…

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by Joe Lombardi
Police & Fire
25-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Firearm At Customers At CT Family Dollar 25-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Firearm At Customers At CT Family Dollar
25-Year-Old Accused Of Pointing Firearm At Customers At CT Family Dollar A 25-year-old man is facing charges after authorities said he pointed a firearm at customers at a Connecticut store. Officers responded to Family Dollar in Hamden, located at 1245 Dixwell Ave., at about 3:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 16, after receiving a report that an individual had pointed a firearm at customers in front of the store, according to the Hamden Police Department. A witness told authorities that the suspect was upset that two women didn't thank him for holding the door open for them, police reported.  Authorities said officers located the suspect, identified as …

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by Nicole Valinote
Business
Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards
Recall Issued For Hot Glue Guns Due To Fire, Burn Hazards More than a million glue guns sold nationwide at dollar stores are being recalled due to concerns of fire and burn hazards, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. A total of approximately 1,025,000 Crafter’s Square Glue Guns sold at Dollar Tree and Family Dollar stores sold between August 2020 and February 2022 are being voluntarily recalled after complaints were made by consumers. There have been a total of seven reports of electrical malfunctions when using the glue guns, including four reports of fire and one report of skin irritation. According to CPSC, the defectiv…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Car Crashes Into Business In Region Car Crashes Into Business In Region
Car Crashes Into Business In Region A store was able to remain open after a car hit the front of the building in Western Massachusetts. The incident took place in Hampshire County when a car jumped the curb and struck the Family Dollar store in Easthampton on Union Street by the front door. No one was injured and the business was able to stay open, said the Easthampton Fire Department.

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Massachusetts Armed Robbery Suspect Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Massachusetts Armed Robbery Suspect
Know Him? Police Seek Help In Locating Massachusetts Armed Robbery Suspect Police investigators in Western Massachusetts are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for an armed robbery at an area dollar store. The Springfield Police Department received a report of a robbery at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Sunday, March 14 from the Family Dollar location on state street. According to police, the suspect was armed with a knife at the time of the robbery and he took off with several items before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. The suspect was described as being approximately 5-foot-19 weighing 220 pounds. At the time of the robbery, he was w…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy
Parent Company Of Balducci’s, Kings Food Markets Files For Bankruptcy KB US Holdings, the parent company of Kings Food Markets and Balducci’s Food Lover’s Market, which has locations throughout the region, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The company announced this week that “it has accepted a stalking horse bid from TLI Bedrock to purchase the company for $75 million.” To facilitate the sale, KB and its subsidiaries have commenced voluntary Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. Kings currently operates 25 specialty supermarkets, including 23 in New Jerse…

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by Zak Failla