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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000935703-00-000029
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000518
ITEM INFORMATION:		
ITEM INFORMATION:		
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000518

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DOLLAR TREE STORES INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000935703
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RETAIL-VARIETY STORES [5331]
		IRS NUMBER:				541387365
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			VA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-25464
		FILM NUMBER:		639668

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 VOLVO PARKWAY
		STREET 2:		NORFOLK COMMERCE PARK
		CITY:			CHESAPEAKE
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23320
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7573215000

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		P.O. BOX 2500
		CITY:			NORFOLK
		STATE:			VA
		ZIP:			23501-2500
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<DESCRIPTION>AUDITOR'S CONSENT - ONLY $ONE
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                                    FORM 8-K


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON D.C. 20549




                                 CURRENT REPORT
                       Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
                       the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


                         Date of Report: May 18, 2000

                 Date of Earliest Event Reported: March 15, 2000


                            DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                         COMMISSION FILE NUMBER: 0-25464

            VIRGINIA                                      54-1387365
 (State or other jurisdiction of                       (I.R.S. Employer
  incorporation or organization)                       Identification No.)

                                500 Volvo Parkway
                              Chesapeake, VA 23320
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (757) 321-5000


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ITEM 5: OTHER EVENTS

An independent auditors' consent is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 23.1
and is incorporated herein by this reference.


ITEM 7: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS

        (c) Exhibits

Exhibit #         Description

23.1              Consent of Independent Auditors'


SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

DATE: May 18, 2000

                                          DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.


                                          By: /s/ Frederick C. Coble
                                              --------------------------------
                                              Frederick C. Coble
                                              Senior Vice President,
                                              Chief Financial Officer

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                                                                    Exhibit 23.1

                         Independent Auditors' Consent



The Board of Directors
Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.:


We consent to the use of our report  dated  January  24,  2000  relating  to the
consolidated  balance sheets of Dollar Tree Stores,  Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related  consolidated  income statements and
statements of  shareholders'  equity and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year  period ended  December 31,  1999,  incorporated  by reference in the
registration  statements (Nos.  33-92812,  33-92814,  33-92816 and 333-38735) on
Form S-8 and (No.  333-85511)  on Form S-3, of Dollar Tree  Stores,  Inc.  which
report appears in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1999 of Dollar Tree  Stores,  Inc.  and to the  reference  to our firm under the
heading "Experts" in the prospectus.


/s/ KPMG LLP

Norfolk, Virginia
March 15, 2000




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