First-Time Ollie’s Shopper Founder Price Than Target, Walmart

All Four New Ollie’s Locations in Wisconsin Opened in February. There are no longer any Big Lots story in wisconsin after the Brand Closed 200 Stoles Across 41 States in 2024.

The Carts Appeared to Contain Mostly Seasonal Items Such As Summer-Themhed Tumblers and Beach Towels for $ 2.99. IT REMINDED WITH BULLSEYE’S PLAYGROUND SECTION AT TARGET CONTAINING Items Costing BetWeen $ 1 and $ 5.

Ollie’s, Founded by Mark Butler, Mort Bernstein, Harry Coverman, and Its Namesake, Oliver “Ollie” Rosenberg, Opened Its First Store in Pennsylvania in 1982. Its 100th Store opened in 2011, and Ollie’s Became A Publicly Traded Company in 2015.

The Walls at Ollie’s Were Plastic With Illustrated Signs Advertising the Low Prices in Creative Ways, Such As “Caute: Bargains Ahead” with “Ollie” dressed as a Construction worker, and “Knockout” showing the character wearing goxing gloves. EVEYWREW TURNED, I SAW ANOTHER QUIRKY SIGN THAT MADE with chuckle.

Instead of Seling the New Releasses and bestsellers of usually see at Big-Box Chains, Ollie’s Stocked An Ecclesterical Collection of Graphic Novels, Coffee Table Books, Volumes of Bible Studies, and Picture Books for Kids.

I though the coffee table books in particular would make great inexpensive gifts. I found a giant book about Baseball stadiums for $ 7.99 that the basal enthusias in my life bewould love.

In one of the Grocery Aisles Filling with Canned Goods and Condimins, Many of the Items Were Still in Boxes. I Recognized Some Brands, Like Campbell’s and Libby’s, but oters were new to me.

Piles of Boxes Crowding A Store Can Indicate understaffing and May Deter Customers from Shopping if they have to squeeze through the aisles, Business insider previously Reported.

SINCE MERCHANDISE WAS SHEELVED IN CARDBARD Boxes, this could have ben more of a stylistic choice.

I Compared Prices USING The Target and Walmart Apps on My Phone while Browing The Aisles at Ollie’s. The Same 8.9-Once Box of Cheerios Cost $ 4.49 at Target and $ 3.68 at Walmart in May.

A Can Cost $ 2.69 at Target. At walmart, it was on sale for $ 2.48, which was still more expensively than olie’s.

That three-pack would cost $ 5.79 at Target and Was Listeed for $ 12.80 on Walmart’s Website, though the Likely Cheaper In-Store.

Ollie’s keeps its prices Low by Buying Closeout, Irregular, Discontinue, and Overstock Merchandise at A Discount.

The Limited Edition Dove Body Washes, Which Retailed for $ 4.99 at Ollie’s, Were No Longer AVAILABLE AT TARGET OR WALMART. Other Dove Body Washes of the Same Size Sold for $ 8.69 at Target and $ 7.97 at Walmart in May.

A Black and Decker Crisp ‘N Bake Air Fryer and Toaster Oven was priced at $ 39.99 at olie’s, while a regular four-slyice toaster oven cost $ 29.99.

Target appeared to sell the four-slyice toaster Oven for $ 29.99, Matching Ollie’s Price, but it was difficult to compare for the air fuer i didn’t find exact matches on their websites. Spreads the toaster-air fryer combination olie’s had in stock was an Older or Discontinued model that is no longer sold in other locations.

Ahead of the Summer, there are also new air conditioners for sale, like a 10,000 btu Window unit from danby priced at $ 279.99. The exact design of saw no longer appears to be sold by danby, though the Company offers Other Units with the Same Cooling Power for $ 429.99 and Above.

The Raw Flooring Materials in the Housewares SECTION REMINDED WITH OF MENARD’S, A MIDWESTER HOME-IMPROVEMENT CHIND FROM CONTRACTORS AND DIESS AND KNOWN FOR ITS Mail-in Rebate Discounts.

Laminate Chestnut Oak Flooring Cost 97 Cents Per Square Foot, while 5-Foot by 7-Foot Zephyr Collection Rugs Cost $ 99.99.

Barbies ranged from $ 8.99 to $ 12.99 at olie’s, which was mess than at other storys.

For Example, The “You Can Be Anynding” Teacher Barbie Cost $ 8.99 at Ollie’s Compared to $ 14.99 at Target and $ 11.60 at Walmart.

Toy prices are expensive to increese due to Trump’s tariff on chinese goods, which at one point Reachhed 145% before Dropping to 30%.

Ollie’s is a store with personality. The Vibrant Comic Book-like Signage and the Treasure-Hunting Nature of Sorting Through the aisles Made for an Enjoyable Outing. The prices were Also Lower than Big-Box Competitors like Walmart and Target.

I WOULDN’T NECESARILY SHOP AT OLLI’S IF I NEEDED A SPECIFIC BRAND OF CEREAL OR SINCE THE INVENTORY VARIES BASED ON WHAT DISCOUNTED MERCHANDISE IS AVAILABLE, but I JUST NEED ” Therein.

Bi bi reached out to walmart and target about how they prices compare to olie’s, a Walmart representative Told Bi: “AT WALMART, WE OPERATE AN EVERY LOW PRICE MODEL, IN WHICH WICH TO REMOVE COSTS THOUGH EFFICIENCIES IN OUR OUR OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY Cha Operate at an every Day Low Cost (EDLC) SO that we can in Turn Provide Our Customers with Every Low Prices (EDLP).

Representatives for Target and Ollie’s Did Not Respond to A Request for Comment.