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On Tuesday, Mr. Peltz's Trian Group told the discount-store chain's chairman and chief executive, Howard Levine, that it already owns 8% of the company and is willing to pay between $55 and $60 a share for the rest of it.
Peltz Bids for Family Dollar Shira Ovide 2011
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The Minneapolis-based discount-store chain is asking the court to impose a preliminary injunction against Canadian merchant Isaac Benitah and his company, Fairweather Ltd., which owns 15 stores across Canada called Target Apparel and has a logo similar to that of Target Corp.
Target Goes to Canadian Court Ann Zimmerman 2011
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Whereas other discount-store chains were usually situated in or near large cities, Walton based his stores in small towns where there was little competition from established chains.
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Kmart helped create the discount-store format that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. came to dominate.
Sears Kmart Stores Closing: At Least 100 Stores To Shut Down Retailer Says 2011
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Lotte operates the country's No. 1 department-store chain and its No. 3 discount-store chain.
South Korean Retailer Posts 13% Profit Rise Kyong-Ae Choi 2011
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Mr. Peltz, known for big bets on consumer products companies, told the discount-store chain's chairman and chief executive, Howard Levine, that his Trian Group already owns 8% of the company and is willing to pay between $55 and $60 a share for the rest of it.
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This son of a steelworker started as a discount-store bagger and worked his way up.
Replacing Christina Romer, Obama should look past the usual economic experts 2010
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During her increasingly frequent visits to New York, she had bathed Dorothy, helped her to sit on the toilet, pared her thick, yellowing toenails, then stroked them with the bright- red discount-store polish that Dorothy had been faithful to all these years.
ALONE With You Marisa Silver 2010
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During her increasingly frequent visits to New York, she had bathed Dorothy, helped her to sit on the toilet, pared her thick, yellowing toenails, then stroked them with the bright- red discount-store polish that Dorothy had been faithful to all these years.
ALONE With You Marisa Silver 2010
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Meanwhile, Nordstrom's fiscal second-quarter earnings rose 39%, right where analysts expected, though the upscale retailer reported weak results in its expanding discount-store channel.
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