Florida's 573 Family Dollar stores in crosshairs as chain closes 1,000 stores

Dollar Tree is closing 970 of its Family Dollar stores starting this year, a move that is likely to affect the more than 570 stores the company operates in Florida, including 124 in the region.

Chesapeake, Virginia-based Dollar Tree announced the closing Wednesday, saying 600 stores would shut down in the first half of this year and another 370 when the leases for those location ended.

The company also will close 30 Dollar Tree locations when those leases end.