Dollar tree closes trial stores in Chesapeake, Va. Beach

Posted to: Business Retail and Consumer The Virginian-Pilot Apparently, the party is over for Occasions. The two stores in Virginia Beach and Chesapeake have closed after five years selling party supplies. Occasions was a trial concept for owner Dollar Tree, carrying products that cost more than a buck, unlike the national chain’s namesake stores. Dollar Tree officials declined to respond to questions last week about the closings. On occasion, the Chesapeake-based retailer, the nation’s largest chain selling everything for $1, tests new concepts in Hampton Roads with a limited number of stores. Occasions was the first of the different