ADRIAN — Ross Dress for Less, the nation’s largest off-price retail chain, is now open at its new Adrian location.  

The corporation was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dublin, California. Four more stores are slated to open in Michigan in October.  

Ross Dress for Less works directly with manufacturers, who shop worldwide for the merchandise sold in their stores, according to the company’s website. 

Store manager Heather Martinez previously worked at the Ross Dress for Less Ann Arbor location. Martinez said the Adrian store has 19,000 square feet of space for merchandise. She compared shopping at the store to a “treasure hunt.”

“We sell a little bit of everything — home goods, apparel, shoes,” she said.

“We have a lot of better brands, like Nike and Michael Kors,” she continued. “It’s just an assortment.”

Martinez said shoppers can expect to find a unique selection of merchandise every time they come in to shop. 

“We get trucks every single day, specifically Monday through Friday, so there’s always new merchandise,” Martinez said.

The merchandise that arrives daily is put out for display that same day. 

“Every day it comes out on the sales floor,” she said. “We don’t carry backstock here.” 

Because new merchandise comes in every day, Martinez said shoppers can expect to find something different every time they shop. 

“Every day, there’s going to be something new here,” she said.

The store also offers a 10% senior discount on Tuesdays for shoppers ages 55 and up. 

Ross Dress for Less currently has 50 employees at the Adrian location and is still hiring.

The chain has a relationship with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America, and as part of its opening, the Adrian store donated $5,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Lenawee. 

Ross Dress for Less is located in the Crossroads Plaza, 1416 S. Main St., Suite 200, Adrian. Store hours are Sunday through Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Friday and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.