At a time when bankruptcies, store closures, and declining sales seem to be the norm, one retailer is bucking the trend with major grand openings. Burlington Stores Inc. plans to open 60 new locations this fall, part of a long-term strategy aimed at increasing market share. Burlington CEO Michael O’Sullivan shared his excitement for the future in a news release discussing the company’s 2nd-quarter earnings. “We are pleased with our exceptional performance in the second quarter. Comparable store sales increased 5%, which was on top of 5% comparable store sales growth in the second quarter of last year. We also saw very strong margin and earnings performance,” Burlington CEO Michael O’Sullivan said. “Adjusted EBIT Margin increased 120 basis points, while Adjusted EPS grew 39% versus the second quarter of last year. This was a high-quality earnings beat driven by ahead of plan sales, higher merchandise margin, lower freight expense, and leverage on SG&A expenses.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Burlington (@burlingtondeals) Burlington Has Big Plans For Fall Burlington will open 60 new locations in 26 states this fall. The CEO sees nothing but a bright future for Burlington stores. “We see a clear link between our very strong second quarter sales and earnings results and the key Burlington 2.0 strategies.  We are excited because these initiatives are in the early stages of their potential impact, which we believe will grow over time and will drive our longer-term performance,” he explained. New Burlington Stores Coming Soon Arizona Phoenix, 7333 W Thomas Road Phoenix, 4255 W Thunderbird Road California North Highlands, 3615 Elkhorn Boulevard City of Industry, 21640 Valley Boulevard Fresno, 4895 E Cesar Chavez Boulevard Merced, 3138 R Street Visalia, 720 W. Riggin Avenue Colton, 1080 S. Mount Vernon Avenue Montclair, 5200 Moreno Street Lancaster, 1070 W Avenue K Connecticut East Haven, 78 Frontage Road North Haven, 380 Universal Drive N Florida Tampa, 13123 N Dale Mabry Highway Orlando, 7873 S Orange Blossom Trail Coconut Creek, 4847 Coconut Creek Parkway Georgia Fort Oglethorpe, 2625 Battlefield Parkway Atlanta, 3303 Buford Highway NE Lawrenceville, 860 Duluth Highway, Suite 110 Dalton, 1335 W Walnut Avenue Idaho Idaho Falls, 3011 S 25th Street East Illinois Algonquin, 175 Randall Road Chicago, 7507 N Clark Street Chicago, 2554 N Narragansett Avenue Kentucky Louisville, 6801 Dixie Highway   Louisiana Baton Rouge, 10505 S Mall Drive New Orleans, 500 Port of New Orleans Place, Suite 128 and 124 Maine Bangor, 6 Bangor Mall Boulevard Maryland Parkville, 1959 E Joppa Road Massachusetts Revere, 151 VFW Parkway, Suite 50 Michigan Grandville, 4655 Canal Avenue SW Ypsilanti, 3150 Carpenter Road Livonia, 13477 Middlebelt Minnesota St. Paul, 2089 Old Hudson Road Missouri Wentzville, 1927 Wentzville Parkway Nevada Las Vegas, 5055 W Sahara Avenue Reno, 1901 Silverada Boulevard New Jersey North Bergen, 3129 John F. Kennedy Boulevard Space New Mexico Albuquerque, 9500 Montgomery Boulevard NE, Suite A New York Irondequoit, 2255 East Ridge Road Rego Park, 61-35 Junction Boulevard, Suite A302 Bay Shore, 1851 Sunrise Highway North Carolina Arden, 11 McKenna Road Ohio Warrensville Heights, 4063 Richmond Road Pennsylvania Warrington, 1015 N Main Street Space 1015 Glenolden, 20 N MacDade Boulevard Allentown, 3300 Lehigh Street Puerto Rico Los Colobos II Carretera 3 KM 14.1, Carolina Juncos, 1 State Road 31 Mayaguez, 975 Eugenio María de Hostos Avenue, Suite 114 South Carolina Columbia, 6880 Garners Ferry Road Tennessee Kingsport, 2626 East Stone Drive, Unit 170 Antioch, 5305 Hickory Hollow Parkway Texas Laredo, 2420 Bob Bullock Loop Houston, 4743 Highway 6 N Houston, 8210 Kirby Drive McAllen, 3300 W Expressway 83, Unit 200 Arlington, 5781 SW Green Oaks Boulevard Brownsville, 1601 E Price Road Lake Jackson, 125 Highway 332 W Washington Puyallup, 120 31st Avenue SE For Burlington career opportunities, click here. This story’s featured image is by Alexi Rosenfeld/Getty Images. The post Burlington Plans Huge Expansion With 60 Grand Openings This Fall appeared first on InspireMore.