- Little Bucks
Around 2004, Little Bucks was a short-lived local
retail chain ofsuperstore -likedollar store s aroundmetro Atlanta , and nearby areas of Georgia. Founded in 2002, its seven stores began opening in late 2003, and closed in lateFebruary 2005 after goingbankrupt .The name derived from the fact that instead of selling items for a full dollar, it sold everything for 99 cents. The store
mascot was ananthropomorphic coin of ambiguous denomination, wearing acowboy hat andcowboy boot s. "Little Buck", as he was called, is short for littlebuckaroo (slang for cowboy), in turn a pun on the dollar being called a "buck" in common usage, and 99 cents being a smaller amount than a full dollar.Unlike other variety stores, each had a produce section, selling fresh fruits and vegetables like a
grocery store , generally one or two (occasionally three for bananas) pounds for 99¢. Each also sold bread, and even lottery tickets, taking the extra penny from its ownprofit margin .Locations
*Marietta/Eastlake: Roswell Road (
Georgia 120 ), formersupermarket , nowDollar Tree and former second location in same center ofSeasonal Concepts
*Marietta/Smyrna: Marietta Plaza,Terrell Mill Road atCobb Parkway , betweenValue City andHomeGoods , former Treasure Island building (laterHome Depot andZayre )
*Roswell, Roswell Town Center atHolcomb Bridge Road (oppositeGeorgia 92 ) andAlpharetta Highway (Georgia 9 )
*Stone Mountain, 5567 Memorial Drive
*Warner Robins, City Crossing Retail Center
*Gainesville, Washington Square Shopping Center
*unknown locationThe corporate office was at 611 Interchange Drive in southwest Atlanta, north of Interstate 20, south of
Charlie Brown Field (Fulton County Airport), and immediately west of the intersection ofFulton Industrial Boulevard (Georgia 70 ) andGeorgia 139 .Officers and investors
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Glenda Hatchett , star of "Judge Hatchett ", was listed as company director for 2004
*Michael Coles ,CEO ofCaribou Coffee , aninvestor
*Jay Davis,chairman /CEO ofNational Distributing , the largestshareholder
*Ronald M. Brill , former executive atThe Home Depot , another shareholder
*othersThe failure may have cost its investors five million dollars or more. It also faced a
lawsuit by avendor alleging it owed 300,000 dollars formerchandise .References
* [http://atlanta.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2005/02/21/story3.html "Atlanta Business Chronicle" article]
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