Leading discount store chain chooses Unicru to support its expansion goals and strategic business initiatives
PORTLAND, Ore. - April 26, 2004 - Family Dollar Stores, Inc. (NYSE: FDO), the fast growing North Carolina-based discount store chain, today announced the selection of Unicru, Inc.`s Total Workforce Acquisition Solution as a core element of its business expansion strategy, bringing consistency and improved quality to the company`s workforce of more than 37,000 associates. The Unicru solution will be deployed across Family Dollar`s more than 5,200 stores in 43 states, supporting its mission to provide value to customers through dedicated and talented customer-focused associates.
"Family Dollar is committed to providing its customers with everyday low prices in a convenient, friendly format," said Jim Kelly, Family Dollar Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer. "We selected the Unicru system because of its ability to help us quickly and intelligently staff new locations with quality associates. In addition, Unicru provides Family Dollar with ongoing insight into industry benchmarks and our hiring trends and best practices."
One of the most significant investments Family Dollar makes is in its associates and their success. Coupled with its professional human resources support such as training and motivation programs, Family Dollar seeks to offer its associates not just jobs, but attractive careers in a rapidly expanding, profitable company. Unicru helps it meet this goal by identifying those job applicants best suited to the individual job role.
The Unicru system controls hiring and labor costs by presenting qualified candidates to hiring managers, streamlining tax credits and eliminating payment of non-qualifying unemployment claims. The Unicru system also enables Family Dollar to apply its best hiring practices across locations, allowing store managers to more quickly and efficiently hire the most qualified candidates, giving them more time to focus on customer service and store operations. In addition, Family Dollar said the Unicru system would interface with its Oracle HRIS and payroll systems.
According to Chris Marsh, Unicru president and CEO, "Family Dollar has a strong reputation as an industry leader with a deep commitment to customers and employees. We look forward to supporting this commitment by helping Family Dollar build a world-class workforce of energetic individuals who provide excellent customer service and satisfaction."
About Family Dollar Stores
Family Dollar Stores, Inc. is one of the fastest growing discount store chains in the United States. During the last ten years, nearly 3,000 new stores have been added to the chain, of which over 2,000 were added in the last five years. The merchandising concept that drives this growth offers customers good values in low cost, basic merchandise for family and home needs. Headquartered in Matthews, North Carolina, the company has been publicly held since 1970 and its Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol FDO. For more information, please visit www.familydollar.com.
About Unicru
Unicru is the leading provider of Workforce Selection and Optimization solutions that enable enterprises to efficiently attract and systematically select world-class employees. Through its comprehensive Web-based service, Unicru evaluates over twelve million job applicants a year for their prospective productivity, reliability, and job fit. Unicru combines scientifically-proven employee selection assessments, applicant recruitment, hiring management decision support, and complete data capture for measurement and continuous improvement of business results for over 60 enterprises and brands including CVS, Albertsons, Universal Studios, Blockbuster, Kroger, and Southeastern Freightlines. For more information, visit the company`s Web site at www.unicru.com.
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