Deal$

Deal$ is a dollar store chain in the midwest and southeast United States. It was acquired by Save-A-Lot in 2002 and by Dollar Tree in 2006. There are 138 Deal$ stores across many U.S. states, most of them are located in Missouri, mostly in and around St. Louis, Missouri. Deal$ was voted the best dollar store inside St. Louis in 2003.

Deal$ was founded in 1999 by Tom Holley, who owned the local St. Louis Grandpa's discount store, which he sold in 1999 to Value City.

[edit] Changes Under Dollar Tree Ownership:

The Deal$ line of merchandise is being discontinued and replaced with Dollar Tree brand items.
Name brand merchandise is becoming more common as opposed to off-brand and discontinued products.
Deal$ stores are now attempting to arrange their merchandise in the Dollar Tree "ribboning" style (one brand in a column).
In the near future, Deal$ will no longer be a true dollar store. Although the vast majority of items will still be one dollar or less, Dollar Tree is introducing special items that will be over a dollar. As a result, the slogan "Deal$ - nothing over a dollar" has been changed to "Deal$ - too good to pass up".