Burlington opening new stores in Kentucky, other states this fall: Here’s where

(NEXSTAR) — In a year full of store closures, you may be shocked to hear of a retailer other than Spirit Halloween opening new locations. One off-price retailer is preparing to open dozens of locations over the next two months. 

Burlington already has more than 1,100 stores in the U.S., covering nearly every state. The discount retailer announced plans in 2020 to open 2,000 stores long-term. Since then, the company has opened several smaller format stores, mimicking moves by other retailers. 

Through October, Burlington says it is opening 60 new stores across 26 states and three in Puerto Rico.

Three opened on Friday: on St. Georges Avenue in Woodbridge, New Jersey; on Sunrise Highway in Massapequa, New York; and on Pecan Park Boulevard in Cedar Park, Texas.

With a few exceptions, the remaining stores will open in October. Below is a list of stores Burlington expects to open in the coming weeks, as well as their scheduled grand opening dates.

Arizona

• Phoenix, 7333 W Thomas Road, Oct. 10
• Phoenix, 4255 W Thunderbird Road, Oct. 17

California

• North Highlands, 3615 Elkhorn Boulevard, Sept. 19
• City of Industry, 21640 Valley Boulevard, Oct. 3
• Fresno, 4895 E Cesar Chavez Boulevard, Oct. 10
• Merced, 3138 R Street, Oct. 10
• Visalia, 720 W. Riggin Avenue, Oct. 10
• Colton, 1080 S. Mount Vernon Avenue, Oct. 24
• Montclair, 5200 Moreno Street, Oct. 24
• Lancaster, 1070 W Avenue K, Oct. 31

Connecticut

• East Haven, 78 Frontage Road, Oct. 17
• North Haven, 380 Universal Drive N, Oct. 24

Florida

• Tampa, 13123 N Dale Mabry Highway, Sept. 19
• Orlando, 7873 S Orange Blossom Trail, Oct. 17
• Coconut Creek, 4847 Coconut Creek Parkway, Oct. 31

Georgia

• Fort Oglethorpe, 2625 Battlefield Parkway, Oct. 10
• Atlanta, 3303 Buford Highway NE, Oct. 17
• Lawrenceville, 860 Duluth Highway, Suite 110, Oct. 17
• Dalton, 1335 W Walnut Avenue, Oct. 24

Idaho

• Idaho Falls, 3011 S 25th Street East, Oct. 24

Illinois

• Algonquin, 175 Randall Road, Oct. 3
• Chicago, 7507 N Clark Street, Oct. 24
• Chicago, 2554 N Narragansett Avenue, Oct. 31

Kentucky

• Louisville, 6801 Dixie Highway, Oct. 3

Louisiana

• Baton Rouge, 10505 S Mall Drive, Oct. 24
• New Orleans, 500 Port of New Orleans Place Suite 128 and 124, Oct. 24

Maine

• Bangor, 6 Bangor Mall Boulevard, Sept. 26

Maryland

• Parkville, 1959 E Joppa Road, Oct. 31

Massachusetts

• Revere, 151 VFW Parkway Suite 50, Oct. 31

Michigan

• Grandville, 4655 Canal Avenue SW, Oct. 3
• Ypsilanti, 3150 Carpenter Road, Oct. 10
• Livonia, 13477 Middlebelt, Oct. 24

Minnesota

• St. Paul, 2089 Old Hudson Road, Oct. 31

Missouri

• Wentzville, 1927 Wentzville Parkway, Oct. 17

Nevada

• Las Vegas, 5055 W Sahara Avenue, Oct. 17
• Reno, 1901 Silverada Boulevard, Oct. 31

New Jersey

• North Bergen, 3129 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Space, Oct. 10

New Mexico

• Albuquerque, 9500 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite A, Oct. 31

New York

• Irondequoit, 2255 East Ridge Road, Oct. 3
• Rego Park, 61-35 Junction Boulevard Suite A302, Oct. 3
• Bay Shore, 1851 Sunrise Highway, Oct. 10

North Carolina

• Arden, 11 McKenna Road, Oct. 31

Ohio

• Warrensville Heights, 4063 Richmond Road, Oct. 3

Pennsylvania

• Warrington, 1015 N Main Street Space 1015, Sept. 19
• Glenolden, 20 N MacDade Boulevard, Oct. 24
• Allentown, 3300 Lehigh Street, Oct. 31

Puerto Rico

• Los Colobos II Carretera 3 KM 14.1, Carolina, Oct. 31
• Juncos, 1 State Road 31, Oct. 31
• Mayaguez, 975 Eugenio María de Hostos Avenue Suite 114, Oct. 31

South Carolina

• Columbia, 6880 Garners Ferry Road, Oct. 31

Tennessee

• Kingsport, 2626 East Stone Drive Unit 170, Oct. 10
• Antioch, 5305 Hickory Hollow Parkway, Oct. 17

Texas

• Laredo, 2420 Bob Bullock Loop, Sept. 26
• Houston, 4743 Highway 6 N, Oct. 3
• Houston, 8210 Kirby Drive, Oct. 24
• McAllen, 3300 W Expressway 83 Unit 200, Oct. 24
• Arlington, 5781 SW Green Oaks Boulevard, Oct. 31
• Brownsville, 1601 E Price Road, Oct. 31
• Lake Jackson, 125 Highway 332 W, Oct. 31

Washington

• Puyallup, 120 31st Avenue SE, Sept. 19

Burlington lists job openings for these stores online.

At least 11 of the new Burlington stores — North Highlands, Fresno, North Haven, Dalton, Revere, Las Vegas, North Bergen, Arden, Columbia, a Houston store, Arlington — appear to be a former home to Big Lots, which shuttered all of its stores after filing for bankruptcy last year (some have since reopened under new ownership). 

Five others — City of Industry, Tampa, Idaho Falls, Baton Rouge, Warrington — previously had Bed Bath & Beyond locations. The retailer filed for bankruptcy in 2023 and closed all of its stores, though it did recently reopen a brick-and-mortar store. 

Two additional Burlington stores — a Chicago location and Livonia — are opening in buildings that used to be Party City stores. The party goods retailer announced late last year that it was going out of business. Numerous companies were quick to snap up its abandoned storefronts.