date:Aug 19, 2014
ering into constructive discussions with Family Dollar in order to sign a definitive merger agreement, Chief Executive Officer Rick Dreiling said in the statement.
If combined, Dollar General and Family Dollar would have about $28 billion in annual revenue, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. With more similarities to Family Dollar, Dollar General may be able to extract even greater benefits from a takeover than Dollar Tree through cost cuts, according to Poonam Goyal, a senior retail anal