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Dollar General is opening more stores while rival Family Dollar is closing 1,000
Dollar General said it would bring back its former chief executive officer, Todd Vasos. During his tenure, Vasos contributed to the company’s expansion of about 7,000 new stores.
Dollar General beat Wall Street's earnings expectations and eyed an expansion despite a cautious 2024 outlook, a day after Dollar Tree disappointed
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Dollar Tree - Wikipedia

Dollar Tree, Inc. is an American multi-price-point chain of discount variety stores. Headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia, it is a Fortune 500 (sometimes referred to as Fortune 200) company and operates 15,115 stores throughout the 48 contiguous U.S. states and Canada.[1] Its stores are supported by a nationwide logistics network of 24 distribution centers. Additionally, the company operates stores under the name of Dollar Bills, as well as a multi-price-point variety chain under the Family Dollar banner.

Dollar Tree competes in the dollar store and low-end retail markets. Each Dollar Tree stocks a variety of products, including national, regional, and private-label brands. Departments found in a Dollar Tree store include health and beauty, food and snacks, party, seasonal décor, housewares, glassware, dinnerware, household cleaning supplies, candy, toys, gifts, gift bags and wrap, stationery, craft supplies, teaching supplies, automotive, electronics, pet supplies, and books. Most Dollar Tree stores also sell frozen foods and dairy items such as milk, eggs, pizza, ice cream, frozen dinners, and pre-made baked goods. In August 2012, the company began accepting manufacturer coupons at all of its store locations.[5]

Most of their stores are located in the South and Northeast, but they can be found scattered across all regions of the United States

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Dollar General - Wikipedia
An investment group consisting of affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (KKR), GS Capital Partners (an affiliate of Goldman Sachs), Citigroup Private Equity, and other co-investors completed an acquisition of Dollar General Corporation for $6.9 billion.
Dollar General Corporation is an American chain of discount stores headquartered in Goodlettsville, Tennessee . As of January 8, 2024, Dollar General operated 19,643 stores in the continental United States and Mexico .
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Dollar General and Dollar Tree Inc. have different outlooks on the economy
n analyst I spoke to said he still sees a lot of growth in the future for dollar stores, again, specifically Dollar General. And lots of customers - they're still in love with these brands,
sales aren't exactly where investors want, but they're still doing pretty good at Dollar General. They got plans to open plenty more stores. In fact, they just opened their 20,000th store. And even Family Dollar's company - they're still planning on opening more stores even as it closes ones that aren't making a profit. You combine both companies, and they got more locations than Walmart, McDonald's and Starbucks combined. And again, that growth isn't slowing down anytime soon, at least for Dollar General. I mean, they predict there's room for more than 13,000 more stores in the long run.
Dollar General has been much better about, like, picking the prime real estate in a town than Family Dollar has
Is the dollar store expansion coming to an end? About a thousand Family Dollar and Dollar Tree stores are expected to close this year. Dollar General said it's planning to open 800 stores this year.
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Family Dollar - Wikipedia
Dollar Tree acquired Family Dollar in 2015 for $8.5 billion and has struggled to boost the brand to meet its flagship stores' appeal, said Neil Saunders, managing director of the analytics company GlobalData's retail division.
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is an American variety store chain. With over 8,000 locations in all states except Alaska and Hawaii , it was the second largest retailer of its type in the United States until it was acquired by Dollar Tree in 2015 when its headquarters operations were moved from Matthews , a suburb of Charlotte , North Carolina , to Chesapeake, Virginia , located in South Hampton Roads .
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Fox, WBD, Disney Teaming Up on Sports Streaming Joint Venture
The offering will provide subscribers with access to content from linear sports networks including ESPN, ESPN+, ESPN2, ESPNU, SECN, ACCN, ESPNEWS, FOX, FS1, FS2, BTN, TNT, TBS, truTV, as well as the ABC network. Content will include the NFL, NBA, WNBA, MLB, NHL, NASCAR, College Sports, UFC, PGA TOUR Golf, Grand Slam Tennis, the FIFA World Cup, cycling and much more. Subscribers would also have the option to bundle the product, with Disney+, Hulu and Max.
The service, which would house ESPN, TNT and Fox Sports together on a standalone app, will launch in the fall
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ESPN Streaming Service to Launch By Fall 2025
in addition to including the “full suite of ESPN channels,” Iger said on CNBC, “it will provide many more features,” including shopping, betting and other personalized and customizable features.
“Not only will consumers be able to stream their favorite live games and studio programming, they’ll also have access to engaging digital integrations like ESPN bet and fantasy sports, e-commerce features and a deeper array of sports stats,
ESPN's standalone streaming service will launch by fall 2025, as early as August, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said on Wednesday.
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NBA Deal Over TV Rights Targeting $76 Billion Payout

So far, the league has agreed to deals with the Walt Disney Company and Amazon; the Disney deal is reportedly worth $2.6 billion per year, the Amazon deal worth $1.8 billion annually. Though neither deal has been signed and the specifics of each are being ironed out, it seems likely they will move forward.

That leaves room for a third competitor in this live sports race. Currently, the final package is between Warner Bros. Discovery and Comcast. On Monday, Comcast’s NBCUniversal prepared a $2.5 billion a year bid to take the NBA away from TNT, which is owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. These three deals would lead to the league taking home nearly $7 billion annually.

The TV rights for the NBA could reach as much as $76 billion over the course of 11 years as Disney, Amazon, Comcast and WBD battle it out.
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Great Reset - Wikipedia
The Great Reset Initiative is an economic recovery plan drawn up by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in response to the COVID-19 pandemic . The project was launched in June 2020, with a video featuring the then-Prince of Wales Charles released to mark its launch. The initiative's stated aim is to facilitate rebuilding from the global COVID-19 crisis in a way that prioritizes sustainable development .
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The Great Reset and The Rise of Bitcoin | Bitcoin Movie | Documentary | Central Banks
The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin - This Film is a documentary that explores the current state of our economy and the impact a new monetary system like Bitcoin can have on the world. The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin (2022) Director: Pierre Corbin (written and directed by) Writers: Pierre Corbin Genre: Documentary Country: Poland Language: English Release Date: 5 January 2022 (Poland) Filming Location: Warsaw, Poland Storyline: At the beginning of the last century, major economies left the gold standard and started the practice of printing money without any assets backing it. This gave governments the power of infinite money. A power that has been abused in the past, and to this day, is used in the name of "saving the economy" through actions which, in fact, devalues our currencies and leads to the impoverishment of citizens in the long term. Or so it used to be - nowadays, the economy has been "saved" time and time again, using the same instruments, increasing debt, increasing the money supply, leading governments and central banks to a point of no return, where they have only one option left: continue printing. This impoverishment of the population that used to be a long-term effect of our system is now becoming a short-term effect, thanks to governments like the U.S. government increasing the money supply by over 40% in less than two years. Although this acceleration seems obvious now, some have been observing this from the sidelines and have taken action. It is not governments, not universities or think tanks that came up with the solution. It all started from a post on an internet forum written by a person under the alias Satoshi Nakamoto. Putting together pre-existing computer science concepts, a new form of money was created by this person (or persons) and shared with the world. Its power, community, decentralization and scaling potential did the rest. Fast-forward over a decade and we now have an asset that has a valuation of approximately $1 trillion that no one can shut down. It is money that has hard rules that cannot be changed, with a maximum supply of 21 million bitcoin. These two factors make it the hardest form of money in existence and, essentially, the better form of money. The film explains the details of how Bitcoin works, how mining works and the existing scaling options, such as the Lightning Network, that unlock bitcoin's potential for growth and global adoption as a currency. The film "The Great Reset and the Rise of Bitcoin" puts together all the important details about our economic context - central bank actions, history, bitcoin and more - in order for viewers to get a good level of understanding on our current situation and be able to make educated decisions on the future of the financial world they want to live in.
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