Ocean State Job Lot

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ynkeesfn82

Quote from: JimSawhill on January 12, 2014, 03:22:29 PM
Quote from: Marc B on December 30, 2013, 03:45:27 PM
Ocean State Job Lot purchased the rundown decrepit and long neglected Webster Square Plaza in Berlin, Connecticut where their store is located in a former Foodmart for $3.3 Million in early December 2013. Now it looks like they're going to be taking over the former vacant 60,000 A&P Super Foodmart.

"F" is Job Lot's current location in the plaza and it's shown here as vacant. "K" is the former A&P Super Foodmart, which is shown as Job Lot's location.

60,000 square feet is huge for a Job Lot store and nearly 3 times their existing store in the plaza!

http://s.lnimg.com/attachments/A/2/A/A2A6D578-FBA8-4763-A889-032DBD53ED46.pdf

Webster Square the run down fire damaged shopping center off the Berlin Turnpike?
hat's the one Jim.

ynkeesfn82

I know that Job Lot is  a close-out chain, but I'm still surprised to see them selling electric fireplaces from Walmart Canada.

BillyGr

Quote from: Marc B on February 03, 2014, 04:52:51 PM
I know that Job Lot is  a close-out chain, but I'm still surprised to see them selling electric fireplaces from Walmart Canada.

Yeah, I think they'll buy from anyone who wants to get rid of something :)

My "famous" example (which is probably somewhere back in the 7 pages of this post) is one past summer where they had an aisle set up for cook outs.  Seemed like every item there (like plates, cups, silverware, condiments etc.) was from a different chain, mostly grocery stores, all over the country, including a couple fairly local (for example, I think that was when S&S was changing logos, so they had something with their old logo).

ynkeesfn82

Ocean State Job Lot is opening its first store in New Jersey in the town of Shrewsberry.


ynkeesfn82

Something's going on with the Ocean State Job Lot in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. While the store is still listed on their store locator, the space is shown as vacant on the landlord's website.

http://www.paramountrealty.com/uploads2/newbrite_112613.pdf

TRU7536

Quote from: Marc B on March 08, 2014, 10:30:25 PM
Something's going on with the Ocean State Job Lot in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. While the store is still listed on their store locator, the space is shown as vacant on the landlord's website.

http://www.paramountrealty.com/uploads2/newbrite_112613.pdf

Didn't they move there a few years ago when they re did that building?

retailisking

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Quote from: Marc B on March 08, 2014, 10:30:25 PM
Something's going on with the Ocean State Job Lot in downtown New Britain, Connecticut. While the store is still listed on their store locator, the space is shown as vacant on the landlord's website.

http://www.paramountrealty.com/uploads2/newbrite_112613.pdf

Have you contacted the store to find out what's going on?

ynkeesfn82

Quote from: retailisking on March 09, 2014, 09:21:57 PM
Have you contacted the store to find out what's going on?

I emailed the weekly independent newspaper The New Britain City Journal and their editor responded that she heard rumors that they were closing, but hadn't heard anything official yet.

ynkeesfn82

The Grand Opening of Job Lot in Nasuha, New Hampshire will be September 13th.

AmesNewington

I asked Ocean State about when their Berlin, CT store would be ready, and they said due to a slower construction process, it won't be until October.

ynkeesfn82

Quote from: Marc B on August 18, 2014, 01:05:46 PM
The Grand Opening of Job Lot in Nasuha, New Hampshire will be September 13th.

Here's all the info from Job Lot's Facebook Page:

Mark your calendars: Saturday, September 13 is the daylong Grand Opening Celebration of Nashua’s Ocean State Job Lot! Doors open at 8:00 a.m. with a VIP ribbon cutting at 10:00 a.m. by Nashua Mayor Donnalee Lozeau.

Free food, exciting giveaways and a chance to win a $200 Ocean State Job Lot shopping spree … Other festivities include:
- Photograph signing by former New England Patriots center Pete Brock.
- Meet the ladies from the Granite Skate Troopers roller derby team.
- Demonstrations from Anctil’s Martial Arts-Fitness.
- A live remote broadcast hosted by WZID-FM.

ynkeesfn82

This week their sales ad says visit our Brand New BIGGER & BRIGHTER store in Pawtucket, RI - 50 Ann Mary St. (Formerly Shaw's)


giantsfan2016

Ocean State Job Lot is opening in 1/2 the former KMART in Torrington. They're also buying the whole plaza. The hope to be open the Thursday before Thanksgiving.

http://www.registercitizen.com/article/RC/20160825/NEWS/160829707

Zayre88

They're apparently going to open a store in the former Wamart in Seabrook NH...


giantsfan2016

Job Lot is opening their 2nd store on Long Island in Center Reach on November 18th. They're taking part of the former Pathmark. They bought the entire plaza.

http://libn.com/2016/09/13/ocean-state-job-lot-to-open-2nd-li-store/

giantsfan2016


giantsfan2016

Quote from: Marc B on September 13, 2016, 11:30:52 AM
Job Lot is opening their 2nd store on Long Island in Center Reach on November 18th. They're taking part of the former Pathmark. They bought the entire plaza.

http://libn.com/2016/09/13/ocean-state-job-lot-to-open-2nd-li-store/

The new Center Reach Job Lot opened and they're having their Grand Opening December 3rd.
http://www.newsday.com/business/discount-chain-opens-at-former-centereach-pathmark-1.12695179

A lot of the article is missing because the greedy Long Island Newsday makes you pay for online access.

BillyGr

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Quote from: Marc B on December 02, 2016, 12:09:55 PM
Quote from: Marc B on September 13, 2016, 11:30:52 AM
Job Lot is opening their 2nd store on Long Island in Center Reach on November 18th. They're taking part of the former Pathmark. They bought the entire plaza.

http://libn.com/2016/09/13/ocean-state-job-lot-to-open-2nd-li-store/

The new Center Reach Job Lot opened and they're having their Grand Opening December 3rd.
http://www.newsday.com/business/discount-chain-opens-at-former-centereach-pathmark-1.12695179

A lot of the article is missing because the greedy Long Island Newsday makes you pay for online access.

I see they are continuing their NY state tradition of choosing former/future supermarkets for their stores (one or two aren't, but they have an old Price Chopper, A&P Future store, part of an Albany Public space, a couple former Grand Unions, a Finast and one future Grand Union (plus this Pathmark) among the 10 stores in the state (and one former Joy Store/toy store as well)).

Also checking the store locator, I see 3 NJ stores - those have to be fairly new as well?

retailisking

Quote from: Marc B on December 02, 2016, 12:09:55 PM
A lot of the article is missing because the greedy Long Island Newsday makes you pay for online access.
I was able to read the entire article after answering a couple of questions.

Zayre88

Ocean State Job Lot coming to Stratham NH.

They will open in the former Mill Store which was a former Ames.



http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/20170123/ocean-state-job-lot-coming-to-stratham

Zayre88


giantsfan2016

That will be store number 126.

retailisking

Shaw's moved to the larger Ames space when they folded, leaving their former location in the Falmouth Shopping Center empty for more than a decade.

http://www.theforecaster.net/falmouth-in-for-route-1-business-boom/

retailisking

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Ocean State Job Lot - Windsor, Connecticut (formerly Grant's / Kmart)

Originally built as Grant's in 1968, converted to Kmart after bankruptcy in 1976, became the current OSJL shortly after Kmart moved out of its current location in 1995 to the bigger store in town (closed in 2003, now Target).

Any resemblance to the older layout from Grants or Kmart? If so, tell us what you think!