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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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Five People Born on March 29 | myFiveBest 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Budget Battles, Mideast Action, Apple Drama 2011

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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.

    Kohl's Net Rises 14%; Nordtrom Gains 39% 2010

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