CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree net earnings improved by 10.2% in the fourth quarter, helped by sales growth, cost reductions, a slight improvement in margins and the effect of an extra week in the selling period, the company here said Wednesday...

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NEW YORK — An affiliate of the Blackstone Group on Tuesday said it had completed its $9 billion acquisition of the U.S. assets and platform of Centro Properties Group, a major supermarket landlord.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Dollar Tree here said Thursday it would add coolers for fresh food to 100 more stores this year than it initially anticipated, with plans to capitalize on the traffic and comparable-sales boost those offerings bring.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. Dollar Tree here said it intends to continue to drive additional traffic this year by installing frozen and refrigerated foods at another 10% of its store base. Bob Sasser, president and chief executive officer, said the discount...

FORMER PENN TRAFFIC VPS SENTENCED SYRACUSE, N.Y. Two former Penn Traffic executives who had pleaded guilty to artificially inflating the company's financial performance have been sentenced to 14 months in prison, according to the U.S. Attorney's...

Dollar Tree is ramping up the rollout of refrigerated and frozen foods in its stores in 2010, although it faces some restrictions, the company said last week in a conference call discussing year-end financial results. The dollar-store chain rolled...