The company has tried closing 370 underperforming stores, laying off more than 100 corporate workers in Matthews, reshuffling executives and adding beer and wine nationally, but Family Dollar hasn't closed the gap. Though Family Dollar executives said they wanted to go it alone and believed that the retailer would successfully transform as a standalone company, they were ultimately unable to fend off Icahn's plans. For the Charlotte region, the deal represents the loss of another major corporate headquarters, following Harris Teeter's acquisition by Kroger and Chiquita's plans to relocate to Ireland.