Exhibit
99.1
Dollar
Tree Reaffirms First Quarter Sales
Guidance
CHESAPEAKE,
Va. - April 6, 2006 - Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation’s
largest $1.00 discount variety store chain, reaffirmed first quarter sales
guidance on a pre-recorded message by Kent Kleeberger, Dollar Tree’s Chief
Financial Officer.
Mr.
Kleeberger stated that, as of April 6, 2006, first quarter sales may be
characterized as in line with the Company’s previously announced sales guidance
of $845 to $870 million.
Interested
parties may dial 757-321-5873 for the Company’s pre-recorded
message.
As
of
April 6, 2006, Dollar Tree operated 3,100 stores in 48 states, including 2,962
Dollar Tree Stores and 138 Deal$ stores, compared to 2,776 stores in 48 states
at April 7, 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 first-quarter
2006
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 contained in, and the "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.
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CONTACT:
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Dollar
Tree Stores, Inc., Chesapeake
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Timothy
J. Reid
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757-321-5284
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www.DollarTree.com
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