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Archive for January 23rd, 2009

Family Dollar opens on Rockford’s southwest side

Add comment January 23rd, 2009

Family Dollar, 1434 S. Main St., is celebrating its grand opening on Saturday.

The store officially opened for business on Thursday. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday, and officials will hand out goody bags to residents who stop by through 8 p.m.

Visitors also can register to win two bicycles and door prizes. Drawings for the bikes will take place on Monday, and winners will be notified by telephone.

The 9,180-square-foot store sits next to the Familia Fresh Foods store that opened last year. Developer Oliver Emerson is also working on a medical clinic nearby, which he expects will be finished in about a month.

Family Dollar, a Fortune 500 company, has more than 6,600 stores in 44 states. The South Main Street store will be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week.