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Fred's Is The Big Loser In The Rite Aid-Walgreens Deal
Thursday, June 29, 2017 - 8:19am | 420Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA)'s proposed acquisition of smaller rival Rite Aid Corporation (NYSE: RAD) was unlikely to receive regulatory approval unless it were to divest hundreds of stores to ease competitive concerns. Fred's, Inc. (NASDAQ: FRED), a relatively small pharmacy...
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Big Lots Underwhelms in Pre-Announcement, Family Dollar Loses Vice Chair
Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 3:04pm | 538Close-out stores are finding it difficult to compete in today's market, as Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) deflated analyst's expectations with measly numbers and Family Dollar Stores (NYSE: FDO) announced that its vice chair recently resigned. In a time of uncertainty, the retail industry seems to be staying...