Family Dollar Stores, Inc. operates in the Variety stores sector. Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (Family Dollar) operates a chain of more than 7,000 general merchandise retail discount stores in 44 states, providing primarily consumers with a selection of merchandise in neighborhood stores. The Company merchandise assortment includes Consumables, Home Products, Apparel and Accessories, and Seasonal and Electronics. A Family Dollar store is between 7,500 and 9,500 square feet, with an average of approximately 7,100 square feet of selling space. As of August 27, 2011, the Company operated 7,023 stores. The Company offers a focused assortment of merchandise in a number of core categories, such as health and beauty aids, packaged food and refrigerated products, home cleaning supplies, house-wares, stationery, seasonal goods, apparel and home fashions. The Company's typical store generally carries approximately 5,000 to 5,500 basic stock keeping units. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: Dollar Tree, Incorporation, BJ's Wholesale Club Incorporated and Big Lots, Inc..