Dollar Tree Stores News

Yankee Candle Company president and CEO Harlan Kent is the newest member of the specialty apparel retailer Rue21's board of directors.

Wal-Mart rolling out smaller express stores was discussed, and how 50 express stores a quarter could impact small local businesses, dollar stores, and the economy.

So, in effect, Wall Street seems to be climbing the proverbial wall of worry this morning.

Dollar Tree, Inc. announced today that its Board of Directors has approved a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% common stock dividend.

A company like Walmart is not going to get cheap all that often. The company is widely-held, well-known and generally appreciated as a play both on U.S. retail in general and lower-income retail in particular.

On Thursday, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. reported its first quarter earnings and discussed the following topics in its earnings conference call.

Target has built a relatively rare business - a discount store format that people don't mind admitting that they patronize.

's stock had its "buy" rating restated by analysts at Nomura in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

Dollar Tree reported positive earnings this morning. Posting an Q1 EPS of $1, topping estimates of $0.97. The company reported revenues of $1.72 billion, also above estimates of $1.69 billion.

The analysts wrote, "DLTR reported a characteristically strong quarter of top-line driving even better bottom line growth.

Applied Materials Inc. : After Applied Materials reported stronger than expected Q2 results, Stifel Nicolaus is nevertheless disappointed by the company's guidance.

As retailers report earnings, some are doing well like TJX Companies and Wal-Mart , while others are doing poorly, like J.C. Penney and Dollar Tree .

Shares of Wal-Mart Stores Inc. jumped 4 percent this morning. The world's largest retailer reported first-quarter earnings of $3.74 billion , compared to $3.4 billion a year earlier.

This morning Wal-Mart reported blowout earnings. As of this writing, Wal-Mart stock is up $3.20, or 5.4%, even though the overall market is down.

Dollar Tree Inc. reported its results for the first quarter. Dollar Tree operates discount variety stores in the United States.

Chesapeake-based Dollar Tree says its net income increased 15 percent in the first quarter as consumers spent more at the discount retailer, but shares slid on its outlook.

Stocks to Watch from The Survey - The earnings calendar continues to be filled with retailers reporting April-period results.

An attempted rebound failed Monday as the stock indexes sprang off the day's lows and then sagged in the final 90 minutes.

Shares of discount retailer Dollar Tree Inc are up 67% over the past year. While the move has been impressive, there are now three reasons to avoid DLTR.

Dotting its rolling farmlands are cattle and red barns, not strip malls. There were no big box retail chains in Norman Rockwell's paintings of Vermont's main streets.