ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Friday, April 4, 1997 TAG: 9704040058
SECTION: BUSINESS PAGE: B-7 EDITION: METRO
Family Dollar Stores Inc.
2nd qtr. ended 2-28 1997 1996
Revenues $530.3 million $448.3 million
Net Income $20 million $15.9 million
Share earnings 35 cents 28 cents
6 mos. ended 2-28
Revenues $985.1 million $844.4 million
Net Income $37.4 million $30.4 million
Share earnings 66 cents 54 cents
Family Dollar Stores, a Matthews, N.C.-based discount retailer, operates stores in the Roanoke Valley and Bedford.
Food Lion Inc.
1st qtr. ended 3-22 1997 1996
Revenues $2.3 billion $2.0 billion
Net Income $45.5 million $40.8 million
Share earnings 10 cents 9 cents
Food Lion, based in Salisburg, N.C., operates supermarkets in Western Virginia.
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