The legacy of Family Dollar founder Leon Levine is in the spotlight after he died earlier this week at age 85, following a career spent building up his retail empire from humble beginnings.
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Charlotte has lost one of its most prominent citizens and philanthropists. Leon Levine, the founder of Family Dollar, died Wednesday at 85. This and more on this week's BizWorthy.
Leon Levine, the founder of the variety store chain Family Dollar, died Wednesday at the age of 85. He opened the first store of Family Dollar in the year 1959 on Charlotte's Central Avenue. The company now boasts more than 8,000 stores countrywide. Leon Levine is also known as a great philanthropist who dedicated his life towards the betterment of medical facilities in Charlotte.