Ocean State Job Lot

[ynkeesfn82]

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]

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.

[retailisking]

http://knox.villagesoup.com/p/first-look-at-ocean-state-job-lot/1117882

[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]

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]

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]

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]

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)

[ynkeesfn82]

One also just opened recently in a former Stop & Shop in Milford, New Hampshire http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/news/1060467-469/ocean-state-opens-in-milford.html and a former Shoprite near Clinton, New Jersey. http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2015/04/former_rt_31_shoprite_replaced_with_closeout_chain.html

[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...

[retailisking]

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

Correct...
http://www.newburyportnews.com/news/local_news/ocean-state-job-lot-eyes-former-walmart-site/article_bfbe6bee-d4e9-5120-9e4c-5cacdb5bf837.html

[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]

Ocean State Job Lot has made their corporate headquarters "smoke free".

http://patch.com/rhode-island/northkingstown/ocean-state-job-lot-makes-corporate-hq-smoke-free

[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/

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]

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]

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]

Opening soon:

[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]

OSJL is opening in the former Shaw's in Biddeford, Maine

https://www.journaltribune.com/articles/front-page/ocean-state-job-lot-to-open-biddeford-location/

[retailisking]

https://www.pressherald.com/2018/08/16/ocean-state-job-lots-wins-eviction-battle/

[retailisking]

Opening soon

Stratham, NH

[Everything Community]

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!