New Grocery Store Opens In Nottingham With 'Robust Opportunity' For MD Growth

NOTTINGHAM, MD — A discount grocer continued its surge into Maryland by cutting the ribbon on its fourth Baltimore County store.

Grocery Outlet opened last Thursday in the Nottingham-Overlea area. The store, located at 7660 Belair Road, employs 42 people.

Robin Eccleston is the independent operator for the 14,594-square-foot location in Belair Beltway Plaza. Eccleston donated $1,000 to the Baltimore Animal Rescue and Care Shelter, also known as BARCS, at the store's grand opening.

"We truly believe that there is a robust opportunity in Maryland and the community is really receptive to our offering," Layla Kasha, Grocery Outlet senior vice president and chief new store growth officer, told Patch in a Friday statement. "We recently opened three other stores in Maryland—a store in Columbia, Cockeysville, and Westminster. These stores were opened in the past few months and have seen great success."

This is the 13th Grocery Outlet in Maryland. The others are in:

• Salisbury
• Elkton
• Edgewood
• Cockeysville
• Owings Mills
• Westminster
• Eldersburg
• Catonsville
• Columbia
• Glen Burnie
• Calverton
• Hagerstown

Founded in 1946 by Jim Read, the California-based chain is still relatively new to Maryland.

Grocery Outlet debuted in the Old Line State in June 2022 in Hagerstown. Another two stores opened that year, followed by five in 2023 and four in 2024.

"Having multiple locations throughout Maryland allows us to be strategic with marketing and distribution, and we are especially proud to be able to offer the Overlea community members products at prices 40% to 70% below those of conventional retailers," Kasha said.

With hundreds of stores nationwide, Grocery Outlet is still expanding.

The chain broke ground on a Randallstown location in July 2024. Another store is planned at the Annapolis Mall in the current location of JCPenney, which is slated for redevelopment.

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This map shows the location of the new Nottingham Grocery Outlet.