Ollie's Bargain Outlet Holdings, Inc. (OLLI)

Closeout stores, support and distribution counted. Read October 19, 2026 from the annual report for the period ending January 31, 2026, filed March 19, 2026. Ranked 10 of the 62 Consumer Defensive companies read so far, by the share within reach now.

The filing states over 13,000 associates with 1,300 at the support center and distribution centers and the rest in stores and the field, so the stores carry the workforce as a counted part.

The figures on this page come from the company's own annual report and from BLS staffing patterns for its industries, never from a roster. They are estimates with a stated method. Nothing here says what the company will do: within reach is not a forecast of jobs lost or of savings.

What follows from the reading

Share of working time within reach of AI, on the long-run pace at four in five: 22% now, 25% at the end of 2027, 26% at the end of 2028, 27% at the end of 2030. By the patterns, the work is about 27% desk work, 19% people work and 54% body work. These are the site's industry estimates weighted by the shares below: estimates with a stated method and range, not a forecast of what the company will do. By the same patterns, at the end of 2028 about 73% of the working time stays with people (conversation, in-person and hands-on work), 14% becomes checking a model's work and 12% could be handed over with lighter checks, from the industries' own figures, not the company's roles.

Headcount

13,000 employees as of January 31, 2026 (stated). Not stated as a count; the stores and distribution centers are in the United States.

The filing: “As of January 31, 2026, we employed over 13,000 associates, with more than half of these as full-time associates. Of our total associate base, approximately 1,300 were based at our store support center and distribution centers, and the remaining were store and field associates.”

The workforce as industry patterns

What the filing says about the workforce: Over 13,000, more than half full-time; about 1,300 at the store support center and distribution centers; the count fluctuates with the season; no associate in a union; over 60% of field positions filled by internal promotion.

Companies read with the same leading pattern

Other companies whose largest staffing pattern is also General Merchandise Retailers, largest first, each read from its own annual report. Within reach now and at the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.

• Walmart (WMT, 2,100,000 employees)21% now, 25% by 2028
• Target (TGT, 415,000 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028
• Costco (COST, 341,000 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028
• Dollar General (DG, 194,000 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028
• Dollar Tree (DLTR, 153,032 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028
• Macy's, Inc. (M, 90,134 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028
• Kohl's Corporation (KSS, 84,000 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028
• BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (BJ, 35,000 employees)22% now, 25% by 2028

What the filing says about AI

11 sentences in the filing name AI. Eleven sentences, risk factors: artificial intelligence deepfakes among the threats to its systems, and the nature and scope of threats from AI described as a new, unpredictable frontier.

• “Risks Related to Technology and Cybersecurity We may fail to adequately anticipate vulnerabilities to cybersecurity threats or maintain the security of information we hold relating to personal information or payment card data of our customers, employees, and suppliers; We may not adequately prepare for, or respond to, existing and future privacy and/or cybersecurity legislation; We may not be a...”
• “Our information technology, communications systems, and electronic data may be vulnerable to damage or interruption from malicious code, phishing, smishing, artificial intelligence deepfakes, computer viruses, other malware attacks, ransomware attacks, loss of data, unauthorized data breaches, usage errors by our associates or our contractors, or other attempts to harm our systems, including cy...”
• “The nature and scope of threats from artificial intelligence, in particular, represents a new, unpredictable frontier.”
• “Costs and potential interruptions associated with the implementation of new or upgraded systems and technology or with maintenance or adequate support of our existing systems could disrupt or reduce the efficiency of our business. 21 Index We may not adopt technological advancements, such as AI, as quickly or effectively as our competitors, or we may rely on such technological advancements to t...”
• “Like many other businesses, and retailers specifically, we may from time to time adopt technological advancements such as AI, including without limitation generative AI, and engage with vendors that use AI in providing their respective goods and services.”

Its annual reports, year by year

Sentences naming AI in each annual report, counted by one rule, beside the median report in the Index that year. Each count links its filing. Every company, by year and sector

• Fiscal 20210median 0
• Fiscal 20220median 0
• Fiscal 20230median 1
• Fiscal 20242median 4
• Fiscal 202511median 10

Headcount by filing year

As reported in each year's annual report, with the filing. A year marked not read had no figure the reading could take from the report's text.

Limits of this reading

• The 1,300 at the support center and distribution centers are counted together; the split between them is by description (c).
• The headcount is stated as over 13,000; the U.S. share is not stated as a count.

Source: the company's annual report on EDGAR, accession 0001140361-26-010409, the filing. Read by Claude Fable 5.1 under rubric version 1, by the method. A company can write to info@stratussc.com to have its reading checked against its filing.