Family Dollar announces grand opening festivities for new Tarentum store

Family Dollar on Tuesday announced the grand opening of its new store in Tarentum.

The store at 140 W. Seventh Ave. will open to the public in a “soft opening” at 8 a.m. Wednesday.

The grand opening events come a week after Thanksgiving, starting on Thursday, Nov. 29 and followed by a community celebration at the store on Saturday, Dec. 1.

The grand opening will include giveaways and prizes, including reusable shopping bags, cookies and a gift basket raffle. In addition, on Saturday, the first 50 customers will receive a Family Dollar gift card.

“Family Dollar is pleased to invite customers to experience our great value and broad assortment of merchandise in the Tarentum community,” Family Dollar spokeswoman Heather Briganti said. “Our customers can rely on Family Dollar for everyday low prices on household products, food, beauty and essentials, seasonal merchandise, apparel and much more.”

The store’s hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Brian Rittmeyer is a Tribune-Review staff writer. You can contact Brian at 724-226-4701, brittmeyer@tribweb.com or via Twitter @BCRittmeyer.