Attached files

file filename
10-K - FORM 10-K - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INCd10k.htm
EX-21 - SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INCdex21.htm
EX-32 - SECTION 906 CEO AND CFO CERTIFICATION - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INCdex32.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INCdex311.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - FAMILY DOLLAR STORES INCdex312.htm

Exhibit 23

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Numbers 333-135857, 333-122201 and 333-105005) of Family Dollar Stores, Inc., of our report dated October 27, 2009, relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Charlotte, North Carolina

October 27, 2009