Family Dollar - Dollar Tree combo store to close, reopen as Dollar Tree Plus

The Family Dollar / Dollar Tree combo store in the Kensington section of town will be closing and reopen as a Dollar Tree Plus!

The store is located at 45 Chamberlain Highway, in Ferndale Plaza. They opened the combo concept store in March 2023, having two brands under one roof.

A store closing sale starts today (4/14) with 30% off the entire store. The store will be remodeled into a Dollar Tree Plus concept and reopen shortly after. The duration of the sale depends on how fast stock depletes.

Dollar Tree is parting ways with Family Dollar, which will be sold to private equity firms Brigade Capital Management and Macellum Capital Management for $1 billion. The sale will be finalized in June. Both brands will see several store closures, and Dollar Tree is planning more locations in the future.

Previously, the Kensington location was home to longtime IGA affiliates Gnazzo's (still in Plainville) and Rogers Marketplace. Following those grocers, a short-lived independent store Ferndale Market Fresh occupied the space.
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Family Dollar had another standalone location for many years in Webster Square Shopping Center (now SIN Fitness) which closed in 2019. Dollar Tree opened a standalone location in Webster Square next to Ocean State Job Lot in 2017.