Exhibit
99.1
Dollar
Tree Reaffirms Fourth Quarter Sales Guidance
CHESAPEAKE,
Va. - January 5, 2006 - Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation’s
largest $1.00 discount variety store chain, reaffirmed fourth quarter sales
guidance on a pre-recorded message by Kent Kleeberger, Dollar Tree’s Chief
Financial Officer.
Mr.
Kleeberger stated that, as of January 5, 2006, fourth quarter sales
may be
characterized as in line with the Company’s previously announced sales guidance
of $1.035 to $1.065 billion.
Interested
parties may dial 757-321-5873 for the Company’s pre-recorded
message.
As
of
January 5, 2006, Dollar Tree operated 2,923 stores in 48 states, compared to
2,740 stores in 48 states at January 4, 2005.
A
WARNING
ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This press release contains "forward -looking
statements" as that term is used in the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act
of 1995. Forward - looking statements address future events, developments or
results and typically use words such as believe, anticipate, expect, intend,
plan, forecast, outlook, or estimate. For example, our forward - looking
statements include statements regarding our expectations for fourth-quarter
2005
sales. For a discussion of the risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could
affect our future events, developments or results, you should carefully review
the “Risk Factors,” "Business," and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations” sections in our Annual Report on
Form 10 - K filed April 14, 2005 and the “Management’s Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section of our Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q filed December 8, 2005. Also, carefully review "Risk
Factors" in our most recent prospectuses filed November 15, 2000 and August
3,
2000. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the future events, developments
or results described by our forward - looking statements in this document could
turn out to be materially and adversely different from those we discuss or
imply. We are not obligated to release publicly any revisions to any forward
-
looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events or
circumstances occurring after the date of this report and you should not expect
us to do so.
CONTACT: Dollar
Tree Stores, Inc., Chesapeake
Timothy
J. Reid
757-321-5284
www.DollarTree.com