Is Family Dollar Preparing to Open Near Creve Coeur?
A building permit application says yes. What does the company say?
Family Dollar, the discount retail chain, has received approval for a building permit from the city of Olivette for a store at 9435 Olive Boulevard that was occupied by Fashion 21 Trading. It would be the closest location to Creve Coeur. The next closest location would be on Lackland Boulevard in Overland. Olivette building inspector and plan reviewer George Kieffer told Patch the company had applied for the permit on Sept. 14; it was approved Oct. 19, but the company has not yet picked up the permit. "They want to rehab the store before they move in," Kieffer said. "We don't review what their intent is as to when they might do something." In an email to Patch, a spokesman for Family Dollar said the company had a listing for the new …