Discount retailer Five Below to open new Merced location
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- Five Below will open at the Shoppes at Merced adjacent to Petco and Burlington.
- Five Below stocks mainly $1–$5 items, targets preteens and teens with trendy goods.
- Company operates over 1,800 stores in 44 states; Merced site hiring, opening date unlisted.
Five Below, the national discount retailer is opening a new store which will join several other retailers as part of the new Shoppes at Merced, located next to the Marketplace at Merced at Olive Avenue.
The new location will be next to the national animal supply chain Petco, scheduled to open on Oct. 20, and l discount retailer Burlington, which is also scheduled to open this month.
Five Below, which offers trendy items marketed to pre-teens and teens, features most items priced between $1 and $5, according to the company’s website. Founded in 2002, the company’s headquarters is located in Philadelphia, and operates more than 1,800 stores in 44 states.
Merced Sun-Star attempts to reach a company representative went unanswered by the time of publication.
The Merced location, will be the second Five Below location in the county, with the other location located at 1321 E. Pacheco Blvd., Los Banos, according to the company’s website.
In August, Five Below announced that it recorded a 23.7% increase in net sales to just more than $1 billion by the end of its quarter two for the fiscal year. The company reported that it opened 32 new stores and by the end of quarter two, operates 1,858 stores across 44 states. According to the company, it recorded a net income of $42.8 million in quarter two of 2025, compared to $33 million in the second quarter of fiscal year 2024.
Anyone interested in applying for a position can do so by visiting the careers page of the company’s website.
