Families have contacted Channel 9 wondering why at least two Family Dollar stores in Charlotte were at least temporarily closed.
1,000 Family Dollar, Dollar Tree stores closing
In March, Dollar Tree, owner of Family Dollar, announced a plan to close 600 underperforming stores in the first half of 2024 and another 370 in the coming years.
Only one in North Carolina would close, and that was in Wilmington Family. Dollar officials never released a list of which businesses would close.
“The homeless. the low-income people on this side of town depend on businesses like Family Dollar and Dollar Tree for their livelihood,” said Titus Norman, a concerned resident.
The Family Dollar on Statesville Avenue was closed, Norman said.
“The store was full of inventory, so that was kind of confusing,” he said. “I mean, the store was completely full of inventory. As the weeks went by, the doors were locked.”
The location on Graham Street in Druid Hill was closed all summer and recently reopened, he said.
“This is not a mom-and-pop business,” Norman said. “This is a billion-dollar company. It’s a bit suspicious.”
Norman said he also worries about the people who work there.
“Not to mention the jobs,” Norman said. “These Family Dollars employ at least five to ten people. Where do these people work?”
It’s not clear why some Charlotte stores are affected.
Channel 9’s Jonathan Lowe has contacted the company for comment but has not heard back.
He checked the North Carolina Department of Commerce’s interactive Warn Notice dashboard. There has been no closure or layoff announcement for a North Carolina Family Dollar so far this year.
In June, Dollar Tree said in a statement that it was conducting an investigation into Family Dollars, which could include a possible sale, spinoff or other sale of the Family Dollar business.
It’s not clear if that’s happening in the Charlotte area.
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