A year and a half after opening, Family Dollar/Dollar Tree to close

  • The parking lot at Washington’s Family Dollar/Dollar Tree was full earlier this week with shoppers trying to take advantage of major discounts after the store announced it was closing in 30 days.
    The parking lot at Washington’s Family Dollar/Dollar Tree was full earlier this week with shoppers trying to take advantage of major discounts after the store announced it was closing in 30 days.
  • Except for a few select items, everything in the store is currently marked at 50% off. Discounts will reportedly increase as closing day approaches. Photos by CYNTHIA SCHEER
    Except for a few select items, everything in the store is currently marked at 50% off. Discounts will reportedly increase as closing day approaches. Photos by CYNTHIA SCHEER
  • The check-out line stretched around part of the store on Monday afternoon and it took extra time to get checked out with limited staff on Tuesday.
    The check-out line stretched around part of the store on Monday afternoon and it took extra time to get checked out with limited staff on Tuesday.
  • A “Store Closing” banner went up late last week in front of the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree store in Washington, which is a new business along Highway 36.
    A “Store Closing” banner went up late last week in front of the Family Dollar/Dollar Tree store in Washington, which is a new business along Highway 36.
Washington, Belleville stores to close as part of national pullbackEvery parking space, shopping cart and shopping basket were in use much of the day at Washington’s Family Dollar/Dollar Tree on Monday and Tuesday as shoppers hurried in to take advantage of the 50% off storewide sale ahead of the store closing in mid-April. The closure of the store, which opened in the summer of 2022, was…

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