Family Dollar is a discount variety store chain founded in 1959 in Charlotte, North Carolina, by Leon Levine. The company operates roughly 7,300 stores across the United States under a single banner, selling household essentials, food, and general merchandise at low price points. Long owned by Dollar Tree, Family Dollar was sold in July 2025 to private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management for a $1.01 billion base purchase price, and now operates as an independent company headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia.
(Source: familydollar.com)