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)

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