Family Dollar to Open Mid-Summer

A Family Dollar store will open in mid-summer in a retail space being renovated in Oakhurst, a spokesman for the retail chain said.

The store will operate out of the small shopping center at 630 East Lake Drive, where the Big H store used to be.

now occupies the middle section of the building. The other end of the building, where Mulligan's Restaurant and Sports Bar used to be, is empty.

The Oakhurst store will be part of a companywide expansion, Family Dollar spokesman Josh Braverman said Friday.

Family Dollar will open about 500 new stores this year, with several  in the Atlanta area. The Charlotte, N.C.-based company has about 7,200 stores in 45 states.

Family Dollar picked Decatur because it looked like a good market, Braverman said.

"Our model is to put stores where people live," he said.

Family Dollar stores typically employ eight to 10 people, Braverman said. The Oakhurst location will be about 7,700 square feet in size.

Family Dollar stores sell food, clothing and assorted household products. Though not everything costs a dollar, the price point is never very high.

Braverman said Family Dollar stores typically open on a Thursday with kind of a grand opening on the following Saturday.

Will you shop at Family Dollar? Is this a good fit for the neighborhood?