The Frederick News-Post Online
Sunny’s Surplus, once famous for military clothing and equipment, is re-opening in Frederick at the same site it closed earlier this year. The company filed for bankruptcy, closing its 15 stores and liquidating its inventory in February. At the time, the company owed creditors $1.1 million. Sunny’s, founded in 1948, had filed for bankruptcy in 1997, but emerged from that action a year later.
“We recognize the tastes of our customers have changed and we have altered our product line accordingly,” said Benjamin Gilbert, president and CEO, in a statement from the company. “The name Sunny’s immediately conjures up images of military gear and we don’t want to lose that branding element. But, we also want to be known as a retailer that offers lower-priced and hard-to-find items that can used in day-to-day life.
Consumers will find plenty of wool socks, work boots, backpacks and flannel shirts.” The Frederick store is at 1003 W. Patrick St. The company also reopened stores in Westminster and Annapolis. Gilbert said the company is looking to open more stores. No specific sites were noted, but the company once had stores in Virginia and Delaware as well as Maryland.