At the Monroeville (Pa.) outpost of discount sporting goods store Going Going Gone, customers in search of sneakers are in luck. Footwear spans a long line of shelves — and then stretches along the warehouse's backside like a Great Wall of shoes.
Customers who want, say, tennis balls, might fare worse. Or maybe not. It depends. In mid-July, a tennis enthusiast would have been disappointed by Going Going Gone's distinctly non-yellow ball selection.
That's the nature of "off-price" retailers, the term for stores that sell inventory that proved hard to move elsewhere and is now offered at bargain prices. Driving along William Penn Highway in Monroeville is like getting a tour of them: There's Marshalls, HomeGoods, Ollie's Bargain Outlet and Macy's Backstage.
