Approximately 14 months ago, the dollar store giant Dollar Tree (NASDAQ: DLTR) reached an agreement to sell its struggling Family Dollar franchise. Dollar Tree only won a competitive battle to purchase Family Dollar against its top peer, Dollar General (NYSE: DG), in 2015. At the time, both companies clearly viewed Family Dollar as an asset that would aid their business.
However, what transpired was anything but so—Family Dollar significantly deteriorated Dollar Tree’s overall financial performance. Dollar Tree sold the company for $1 billion in 2025—a fraction of the $9 billion original purchase price.