Dollar Giant

Dollar Giant

Type	Dollar store
Industry	Retail
Founded	2001
Headquarters	Vancouver, Canada
Key people	Joseph Calvano (co-founder and President)
Parent	Dollar Tree
Website	http://www.dollargiant.com

Dollar Giant is a chain of 85 dollar stores in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario. The company was founded in 2001. It is headquartered in Vancouver, and is Canada's fourth largest operator of dollar stores. Approximately 30 of its stores are located in British Columbia, making it the largest dollar store chain in that province.

The price point is $1.25, for most items; however, items such as beverages, candy, and greeting cards remain at $1.00.^[1] On October 11, 2010, Dollar Tree (U.S.) purchased the assets of Dollar Giant.^[2] for $52 million.</ref>http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/archives/November2010/D9IPGTJO0.htm/ref>

References

1. ^ http://www.dollargiant.com/
2. ^ http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20101011005718/en/Dollar-Tree-Announces-Definitive-Agreement-Acquire-Canadian