Can Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (FDO) Earnings Bounce Back?

Still, Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) has struggled lately to keep up with Dollar General’s rapid pace of growth. With Dollar General having opened more than 2,250 new stores in the past seven years, Family Dollar has to deal with having fewer exclusive markets. That has put the company on the defensive, especially as Dollar General and Dollar Tree have both grown to be much larger than Family Dollar.

After the release of the Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE:FDO) earnings report, watch to see how the company’s management discuss the key strategic areas for its growth going forward. Without a convincing plan to help it keep up with more aggressive rivals like Dollar General, Family Dollar could continue to fall behind in the promising deep-discount retail space.

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