HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 21, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OLLI) ("Ollie's") today announced that its board of directors elected Robert N. Fisch to the board. The appointment increases the number of board members to seven from six.

Mr. Fisch is the President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of rue21, inc., a fast growing specialty apparel retailer with over 1,170 stores across the United States. From February 1987 to December 1999, Mr. Fisch served as president of Casual Corner Group, Inc., a retailer of women's apparel. Mr. Fisch served as a member of the board of directors of The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc., a leading publicly-traded retailer, from June 2004 until March 2013.

Mark Butler, Ollie's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are delighted to welcome Bob to the board and believe that we will benefit from his tremendous experience as both a seasoned executive and corporate director of leading publicly-traded retailers."

About Ollie's

We are a highly differentiated and fast growing, extreme value retailer of brand name merchandise at drastically reduced prices. We are known for our assortment of merchandise offered as Good Stuff Cheap®. We offer name brand products, Real Brands! Real Bargains!®, in every department, from housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, toys, hardware and other categories. We currently operate 192 store locations in 16 states across the Eastern half of the United States. For more information, visit www.ollies.us.

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         John Rouleau
         ICR
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