The first Bill's store opened in Columbia, Mississippi on March 2, 1961. The chain had 400 stores as of September 1988, and over 550 as of August 1990.
1995–2008[]
Designer:
Unknown
Typography:
Veracruz Serial (modified)
Launched:
April 1995
Sign variant
"Bill's" variant, seen on price tags
1999–2008[]
Bill's Dollar Stores, Inc. was acquired by Raleigh, N.C.-based Variety Wholesalers, Inc. (owner of Roses, Maxway, Super Dollar, and Super 10) in December 2003, and slowly converted Bill's locations or closed ones close to existing VWI-owned stores.