Mill Hall opens new Marshalls location

Marshalls hosted its grand opening in Mill Hall on March 30. The nationwide discount clothing store had a successful first day with over 1500 transactions. Local community members and students flocked to the new location for an exciting day of shopping experiences.

Lock Haven University (LHU) junior Shannon Louszko said, “It was fully stocked and so organized. I loved getting to spend time with my friends and shop around.”

Sophomore Leah Place expressed similar sentiments, “It was a super fun experience! There were many brands I recognized and a lot of different things to buy.”

Marshalls is an American department chain owned by TJX corporation. The off-pricing retailer sells a variety of items from name brands including Lucky Brand, Diesel, Nike, Adidas, and Juicy Couture. Higher-end brands found in malls, such as Kate Spade and Michael Kors, are also available at Marshalls at a 20% to 60% discounted rate.

Based on the grand opening, the most popular goods sold were adult apparel, handbags, shoes, and kid’s clothing. The Millbrook Plaza Marshalls sells the same products and brands as other locations. All of the Pennsylvania Marshalls stores ship out to the same shipping centers. These shipping centers divide up products between various Marshalls’ locations. For the Mill Hall location, delivery trucks drop off surprise goods Monday through Friday. Store managers never know what they are going to receive from shipments. 

Store Manager Allie Baranovsky, shared her thoughts on the opening.

“The team that we have is amazing. This store a couple of weeks ago was nothing but an empty shell so it’s come a really long way since then and we could not have done it without our employees.”

Baranovsky also gave a further rundown on what sparked her interest in applying for the manager position at the Mill Hall location.

“It’ll be 14 years in September that I’ve been with the company. This will be the fifth store that I am working in, so I transplanted here from Allentown,” Baranovsky said. “I heard that we were opening a store in Mill Hall. I have been out here hiking before, so I absolutely volunteered myself. I said that’s the store I want, and I was lucky enough to get it.”

Marshalls does not have extra promotional sales coming up for the general public due to already discounted prices. However, the store offers additional discount days for their associates. During certain days throughout the week, Marshalls employees can receive an extra 10% off their purchases.

At this time, the new location is fully staffed, but the manager will be hiring seasonal workers in the upcoming months once the store hours change. The Millbrook Plaza Marshalls employs associates who are college students at Lock Haven University as well as Penn State. Student employees do have the option to transfer over to other Marshalls’ locations in their hometowns when summer hits.

Store hours for the Mill Hall Marshalls location are Mondays through Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sundays 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.