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Leon Levine (June 8, 1937 – April 5, 2023) was an American businessman and philanthropist who founded the Family Dollar chain of discount stores. He resided in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Apr 19, 2023 · Leon Levine, the founder of Family Dollar, a chain retailer that shaped the daily lives of the nation’s poor, died on April 5 at his home in Charlotte, N.C. He was 85. His son, Howard,...
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Apr 11, 2023 · Leon Levine, who built Family Dollar into a discount retail giant catering to America’s lower-income and middle-class shoppers, has died at 85. The Leon Levine Foundation, the philanthropic...
Apr 11, 2023 · Leon Levine opened his first Family Dollar store in 1959 and built it into a Fortune 500 company. He also founded the Leon Levine Foundation, which supports causes in education, healthcare, human services and Jewish values.
Apr 11, 2023 · Leon Levine, a college dropout who in 1959 emptied his bank account of $3,000 to found Family Dollar, growing it from a single store in downtown Charlotte into one of the country’s most...
Apr 16, 2023 · Leon Levine, the founder of the Family Dollar stores who made essential goods accessible and affordable to millions of Americans, has died at 85. Levine spent his life giving away his fortune,...
Apr 12, 2023 · Leon Levine, a college dropout, founded the Family Dollar chain in 1959, starting in North Carolina and spreading around the U.S. He stocked cut-price clothing, food, toys and the smallest...
