Dollar General goes hostile with Family Dollar bid
Sept 10 (Reuters) - Dollar General Corp said it would take its $9.1 billion offer directly to shareholders of Family Dollar Stores Inc, after being spurned twice by its smaller rival.
The company said it had started a tender offer to buy all shares of Family Dollar for $80 per share.
Reuters reported on Tuesday that Dollar General would go hostile with its offer.
(Reporting by Siddharth Cavale in Bangalore; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)