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Discount chain Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is expanding its footprint with a wave of new store openings across seven states this month.
The Pennsylvania-headquartered retailer is opening locations in Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Illinois, North Carolina, New Jersey and Maine throughout October, according to the company’s website.
The latest openings include a store in Baxter, Minnesota, Oct. 28, followed by locations in Waterville, Maine, and Dover, New Jersey, Oct. 29.
Ollie’s opened stores in Geneva, New York, and Hutchinson, Minnesota, Oct. 7.
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The chain followed with four openings on Oct. 21 in Newark, New York; Cleveland, Ohio; Mattoon, Illinois; and Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Another North Carolina location opened in Asheboro Oct. 22.
The expansion comes as consumers continue to contend with higher prices and look for ways to stretch their household budgets.
Ollie’s specializes in selling “real brands at real bargain prices,” with products ranging from household goods and electronics to food and toys, according to its website.
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The new locations include:
- Waterville, Maine: Oct. 29 at 18 Concourse West, in a former Northern Light Health location.
- Dover, New Jersey: Oct. 29 at 550 Mount Pleasant Ave., in a former Big Lots.
- Baxter, Minnesota: Oct. 28 at 14136 Baxter Drive in Westgate Mall.
- Asheboro, North Carolina: Oct. 22 at 1432 E. Dixie Drive, in a former Big Lots.
- Wilkesboro, North Carolina: Oct. 21 at 1826 W. U.S. Highway 421, in a former Big Lots.
- Mattoon, Illinois: Oct. 21 at 204 Charleston Ave. East, in a former Big Lots.
- Cleveland, Ohio: Oct. 21 at 3230 W. 65th St., in a former Dollar Paradise.
- Newark, New York: Oct. 21 at 6740 State Route 31 East in the Arcadia Shopping Center.
- Geneva, New York: Oct. 7 at 785 Canandaigua Road in Lake Geneva Center, in a former Big Lots.
- Hutchinson, Minnesota: Oct. 7 at 1060 Highway 15 South in Hutchinson Mall.
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The retailer also opened new locations across several states in September, including Minnesota, Indiana, Florida, West Virginia, Louisiana, Wisconsin and Ohio, among others.
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