Dollar Tree

And, Dollar Tree posted third quarter earnings of $104.5 million, or $0.87 per share, compared to $93.2 million, or $0.73 per share, last year.

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Rivals Family Dollar and Dollar Tree are also trading up slightly, while shares of 99 cents only stores are trading down today.

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Rivals Dollar General and Dollar Tree fell 1.4% and 4.9%, respectively.

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And some brick-and-mortar retailers like Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Stores have stores in convenient locations, so shipping isn't necessary.

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Budget retailer Dollar Tree gained 1.78, or 2.9%, to 63.11; the company's first-quarter profit jumped 59%, beating expectations.

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Meanwhile, sales have surged at discounters like Dollar Tree and Family Dollar Stores.

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Discount stores like Dollar Tree and rivals Dollar General Corp. and Family Dollar Stores Inc. have continued to experience strong growth as cautious consumers continue to seek bargains.

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Goldman Sachs increased its EPS estimates on shares of Dollar Tree through 2013 as higher sales should lead to better earnings.

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A Marketplace article on Monday incorrectly said that Dollar Tree was among the deep-discount retailers that had missed their earnings projections.

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Also showing relative strength are department stores shares, down on the day by about 0.5% as a group, led by Dollar Tree, trading up by about 1.6% and JC Penney

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