(Ryan)The fate of the long-running dollar store merger saga likely won’t be decided by the end of the year as once expected, now that Family Dollar has decided to delay an upcoming shareholder vote. CNBC reports (Warning: auto-play video) that we shouldn’t expect a vote on the proposed merger of Family Dollar and Dollar Tree or the cash offer from Dollar General to acquire Family Dollar. The shareholder meeting, which was scheduled for December 23, will start and then immediately be adjourned.