National discount retailer opening 2 Alabama locations

National discount retailer opening 2 Alabama locations

Discount retailer Ollie’s will open its newest location in Decatur Wednesday.

The new store will be located at 1682 Beltline Road S.W. in a former T.J. Maxx location. The grand opening begins at 9 a.m.

The Pennsylvania-based chain of more than 460 stores in 29 states is also opening a location in Jasper March 1.

The store will be located next to Burke’s Outlet, in the old Tractor Supply Co., at 1200 U.S. 78 West.

Ollie’s bills itself as the largest American retailer of closeout merchandise and excess inventory, offering food products, housewares, books, toys, health and beauty aids, sporting goods and even flooring.

The chain currently has stores in several Alabama cities, including Homewood, Birmingham, Hoover, Trussville, Albertville, Gadsden, Anniston, Sylacauga, Tuscaloosa, Prattville, Madison, Montgomery and Scottsboro.