Dollar Tree

Discounter offers $80 per share in hostile takeover attempt

Discounter offers $80 per share, agrees to divest 1,500 stores

$9.7B offer aims to derail Dollar Tree acquisition

Combined company to operate more than 13,000 stores

Gary Philbin previously held merch, ops roles

Funds raised will support type 1 diabetes research

Bob Sasser brings extensive background in consumer goods, merch, retail ops 

CHESAPEAKE, Va. -- Discount chain Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. here has completed its acquisition of 138 stores and related assets of the Deal$-Nothing Over a Dollar chain, which was owned by Minneapolis-based Supervalu, Inc.