The Dollar Tree is descended from Ben Franklin discount stores that first began operating 1953. From the Ben Franklin's the founders opened K&K 5&10 and K&K Toy Stores. In the mid 80's another discount chain was started called only $1.00. In the 90's it was decided that the company would only focus on the development of dollar stores and in 1993 the name was changed to Dollar Tree. The company now operates close to 15,000 stores in 48 states. The company also operates the Family Dollar chain. This is a brand new store that just opened today. They have a lot of cute displays and everything is clean and neat. They have all the party supplies you need if we are ever able to have parties again. The even have a refrigerator and freezer section with a ton of food for only a buck. Most important of all they have toilet paper, and a lot of it! Limit two per person. They also had paper towels. They had hand sanitizer but they ran out of it earlier today. I did see some small packages of Lysol wipes though. In addition to my TP, I grabbed some snacks and candy for my Netflix marathons of Ozark and Dead to Me. This store opened at the perfect time. read more