Sunny’s Surplus closed its last three stores. Sunny’s Great Outdoors filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2007, then liquidated merchandise and closed all locations. Three stores in Annapolis, Frederick and Westminster reopened in the fall under the name New Sunny’s LLC, but were closed by the end of March.


Based in Elkridge, MD, Sunny’s Surplus was founded in 1948 by Morris Weinman to resell military surplus war equipment before eventually becoming an outdoor retailer. At its peak, Sunny’s Great Outdoors Inc. had 15 locations in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, including branches named Sunny’s Surplus, Sunny’s: The Affordable Outdoor Store and Sunny’s Great Outdoors. It most recently had been run by Benjamin Gilbert, president and CEO.