1. Channel: Dollar/Value

Family Dollar’s founder has died

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Leon Levine, the founder of Family Dollar, has died at 85. Mr. Levine grew Family Dollar from a single store in downtown Charlotte, NC, to a successful chain with locations nationwide. He retired as chairman in 2002.

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