8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 27, 2005

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

VIRGINIA

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-25464	54-1387365
(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Volvo Parkway

Chesapeake, VA 23320

(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(757) 321-5000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On May 27, 2005, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release regarding the Company’s participation in the Friedman Billings Ramsey 9^th Annual Growth Conference being held June 1-2, 2005 and the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference being held June 7-8, 2005. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information contained in this item is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)         Exhibits.

99.1         Press release dated May 27, 2005 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

DATE: May 31, 2005

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
By:	/s/ Kent A. Kleeberger
	Kent A. Kleeberger
	Chief Financial Officer

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1- Press release dated May 27, 2005 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Dollar Tree To Present At Friedman Billings Ramsey And Piper Jaffray Conferences

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – May 27, 2005 – Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. (NASDAQ: DLTR), the nation’s leading operator of single-price point dollar stores, will participate in the Friedman Billings Ramsey 9^th Annual Growth Conference and the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference.

The Friedman Billings Ramsey 9^th Annual Growth Conference is being held on June 1-2, 2005, at the Millennium Broadway Hotel, in New York City. Dollar Tree’s presentation is scheduled for Wednesday, June 1, at approximately 8:20 am EDT. CFO Kent Kleeberger will discuss Dollar Tree’s business and growth plans. A live audio-only web cast of the Company’s presentation at the Friedman Billings Ramsey conference will be available on Dollar Tree’s web site, www.DollarTree.com. A replay will be available within 24 hours of the presentation and can be accessed at the same location. This replay will be available until midnight Monday, June 6, 2005.

The Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference is being held on June 7-8, 2005, at the New York Palace Hotel, in New York City. Dollar Tree’s presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, June 7, at approximately 9:20 am EDT. CFO Kent Kleeberger will discuss Dollar Tree’s business and growth plans. A live audio-only web cast of the Company’s presentation at the Piper Jaffray Consumer Conference will be available on Dollar Tree’s web site, www.DollarTree.com. A replay will be available within 24 hours of the presentation and can be accessed at the same location. This replay will be available until midnight Saturday, June 11, 2005.

CONTACT:	Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., Chesapeake
	Kent Kleeberger, 757-321-5000
	www.DollarTree.com