3 Burlington Shopping Changes Happening This Month

With grocery prices soaring and tariffs affecting nearly all household purchases, Americans are turning to off-price retailers to weather the storm. According to PYMNTS, stores like T.J. Maxx, Marshalls, Ross, and Burlington have reported strong sales quarters as of late. In fact, Burlington had an “extraordinarily strong” second quarter of fiscal-year 2026, which ended Aug. 2. PYMNTS notes that the company “saw year-over-year increases of 10 percent in total sales and 5 percent in comparable store sales.” And it looks like Burlington is poised to ride this wave of success, as they’ve just announced three shopping changes coming to stores.

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1. Burlington stores are getting a new layout.

Burlington currently operates 1,115 stores in 46 states, as well as in Washington, D.C. , and Puerto Rico. About half of these stores have already received a “refreshed in-store shopping experience,” with the rest on track to get there by the end of 2026, according to a press release.

What does this mean, exactly? The newly designed stores seek to make the shopping experience more pleasant and streamlined. They have open layouts, better organized aisles, and new signage to help shoppers locate trends and popular items.

“Now, instead of a difficult-to-navigate and endless sea of racks, you’ll find a store layout that’s much more welcoming, inviting, exciting,” CEO Michael O’Sullivan said on a recent earnings call.

2. Burlington is digging into its pre-tariff merchandise to keep prices low.

A great deal of foresight might be the difference between Burlington and other retailers when it comes to weathering the tariff storm.

Reporting on Burlington’s strong second quarter, Yahoo! Finance noted that the company “built a significant cushion of reserve inventory, which increased to 50 percent of total inventory from 41 percent a year ago, by purchasing large volumes of pre-tariff merchandise to protect future margins.”

In other words, Burlington stocked up on merchandise before tariffs hit so that it’s able to keep prices low for shoppers.

“To counter tariff-related cost pressure, Burlington is remixing assortments, negotiating with vendors, selectively raising prices, accelerating inventory turnover, and pursuing aggressive expense controls,” Yahoo! continued. “Management remains confident that these actions, together with its value-focused off-price model and strong reserve inventory, will help Burlington sustain and even expand margins despite ongoing tariff uncertainty.”

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3. Burlington is opening 60 new stores this fall.

As Best Life reported in May, Burlington acquired the lease assignments for 45 JOANN stores after the fabric retailer filed for bankruptcy in early 2025. Now, Burlington has announced that it’s opening 60 stores by Nov. 1:

Arizona

• Phoenix: 7333 W Thomas Rd (Oct. 10)
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California

• City of Industry: 21640 Valley Boulevard (Oct. 3)
• Colton: 1080 S. Mount Vernon Avenue (Oct. 24)
• Fresno: 4895 E Cesar Chavez Blvd (Oct. 10)
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• Merced: 3138 R Street (Oct. 10)
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Connecticut

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Florida

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Georgia

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Kentucky

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Maine

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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Nevada

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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Ohio

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Pennsylvania

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Washington

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