UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO
SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 7, 2004

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


VIRGINIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-25464 54-1387365
(Commission File Number) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

500 Volvo Parkway
Chesapeake, VA 23320
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)

(757) 321-5000
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

Today, Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. issued a press release announcing that it will be webcasting its Fourth Annual Capital Markets Conference on October 11, 2004. A copy of the press release is attached to this Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by this reference.

The information contained in this item is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Commission’s Regulation FD. Such information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)     Exhibits.

99.1    Press release dated October 7, 2004 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

DATE: October 7, 2004

DOLLAR TREE STORES, INC.


By: /s/ Kent A. Kleeberger
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Kent A. Kleeberger
Chief Financial Officer


EXHIBITS

Exhibit 99.1- Press release dated October 7, 2004 issued by Dollar Tree Stores, Inc.