Dollar Tree, Inc. owns and operates discount variety stores offering merchandise at fixed prices. The company is headquartered in Chesapeake, Virginia and currently employs 35,181 full-time employees. The firm operates approximately 9,000 stores across 48 states and the District of Columbia and approximately 275 stores across seven Canadian provinces. Its Dollar Tree segment is an operator of discount variety stores offering merchandise predominantly at the opening price point. The Dollar Tree segment includes its operations under the Dollar Tree and Dollar Tree Canada brands, 16 distribution centers in the United States and two distribution centers in Canada. The merchandise mix in its stores consists of consumable merchandise and discretionary merchandise, including variety merchandise and seasonal goods. Consumable merchandise includes everyday consumables, such as household paper and chemicals, food, candy, health and personal care products, and in most stores, frozen and refrigerated food.