U.S. retailer Dollar General Corp (DG.N) is preparing to go hostile as soon as this week in its bid to buy rival Family Dollar Stores (FDO.N), taking its $9.1 billion offer directly to shareholders after being spurned twice by its smaller rival, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday.
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