If Dollar Tree Inc. was hoping to scoop up rival bargain store chain Family Dollar Stores Inc. for a steal, it may have to think again.

On Monday, Dollar General Corp. raised the bid for Family Dollar to $8.95 billion, trumping Dollar Tree’s offer on July 28 of $8.5 billion and potentially heralding the start of a full-fledged bidding war.

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