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EXHIBIT 8 Family Dollar’s Stores in Operation
For the Three Quarters Ended
Stores in Operation May 30, 2009 May 31, 2008
Beginning Store Count 6,571 6,430
New Store Openings 148 165
Store Closings (65) (50)
Ending Store Count 6,654 6,545
Total Square Footage (000s) 56,527 55,575
Total Selling Square Footage (000s) 47,060 46,194

Source: Family Dollar Stores, Inc.

References
www.familydollar.com
www.hoovers.com
www.marketlineinfo.com
www.datamonitor.com
www.finance.yahoo.com
www.biz.yahoo.com
www.wsjonline.com
www.reuters.com
www.fortune.com
www.forbes.com
www.usatoday.com
www.cnn.com
www.marketwatch.com
www.moneycentral.msn.com
www.mergentonline.com
www.dollargeneral.com
www.dollartree.com