Five Below, the discount chain where everything costs $5 or less, is opening a new Glen Burnie outlet as it launches an aggressive national expansion. The new shop at 6720 Ritchie Hwy., to open this summer, will be Five Below's 20th Maryland store.
Five Below also just opened a store in Catonsville and an expanded store in Severna Park March 25.
The Philadelphia company plans to open a total of 50 stores nationally in 2011 to feed the appetites of bargain-hungry consumers, Five Below Marketing Manager Elizabeth Romaine says.
The company is looking at additional opportunities in the Baltimore and Washington, D.C., markets, Romaine says. The company looks for markets with large concentration of families since much of its merchandise is geared toward kids and teens.
Five Below currently operates 141 stores in 13 states.
Each Five Below store employs about 35 and is around 7,500 square feet.
The expanded Severna Park store, at 558 Gov Ritchie Hwy., is now twice its former size, with bigger aisles and a section devoted to party supplies. Five Below stores also sell fashion accessories, toys, video games, candy, and sports and fitness equipment.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Elizabeth Romaine, Five Below