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What: Shares of discount retail chain Dollar Tree
So what: Just 15 days after a software glitch at Knight Capital Group
What really matters is Dollar Tree's third-quarter guidance released this morning, which places its total expected revenue range of $1.71 billion-$1.75 billion on EPS of $0.47-$0.51 below Wall Street's forecasts for $1.77 billion in sales and a profit of $0.52.
Now what: As for the trading glitch, it'll be looked at and perhaps we'll know more about what happened by next week. Dollar Tree's guidance, however, isn't something you can just look past. I've been saying for months that dollar stores have been priced for perfection. A mixture of low wage growth and rising food prices has pinched consumers to the point that I couldn't figure out how dollar stores would squeeze any more out of their customer base. Dollar Tree's warning today is a confirmation that the tide is shifting. I've made CAPScalls of underperform on Family Dollar Stores
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