HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 18, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:OLLI) ("Ollie's") today announced the hiring of Jay Stasz as our Senior Vice President of Finance and Chief Accounting Officer. In this capacity, Mr. Stasz will report to John Swygert, Ollie's Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Stasz begins his employment with Ollie's today.

Mark Butler, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased to welcome Jay to our family. With his strong finance, accounting and retail experience, we believe that Jay, in this newly created position, expands our executive and finance teams, and we look forward to his contributions as we grow."  

Mr. Stasz comes to Ollie's following 17 years with Sports Authority, where he held several positions, most recently the Senior Vice President of Finance and Accounting. Prior to joining Sports Authority, Jay worked for Deloitte.

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 202 store locations in 17 states across the Eastern half of the United States. For more information, visit www.ollies.us.

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CONTACT: Investor Relations Contact:
         John Rouleau
         ICR
         203-682-8200
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