Ocean State Job Lot was founded in 1977 by current CEO Marc Perlman and his brother Alan in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The company is a chain of discount department stores offering everything from food to beach chair, patio plants to swimsuits.
The company has 133 locations in the New England states, including New York and New Jersey. Ocean State Job Lot typically offers name brand and big brand merchandise that is discounted due to overstock, out of season, or discontinued styles. The company also offers new, but not overstock or clearance items, that it maintains stock levels of on a regular basis.
Ocean State Job Lot typically rents previous discount store locations that have gone out of business and reuses as many items as possible to cut costs, such as display cases, checkout tables, and existing light fixtures to save money on remodeling costs. In January 2019, the company announced it was expanding into Pennslyvania by renting former Toys R Us locations.
The company made Forbes Best Midsize Employer list in both 2017 and 2018. Ocean State Job Lot regularly donates to a variety of causes or offers substantial discounts to groups, such as first responders and college students.
In March 2023, the company opened its 151st location in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Headquarters remain in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.
Ocean State Job Lot was founded in 1977 by current CEO Marc Perlman and his brother Alan in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The company is a chain of discount department stores offering everything from food to beach chair, patio plants to swimsuits.
The company has 133 locations in the New England states, including New York and New Jersey. Ocean State Job Lot typically offers name brand and big brand merchandise that is discounted due to overstock, out of season, or discontinued styles. The company also offers new, but not overstock or clearance items, that it maintains stock levels of on a regular basis.
History
Ocean State Job Lot typically rents previous discount store locations that have gone out of business and reuses as many items as possible to cut costs, such as display cases, checkout tables, and existing light fixtures to save money on remodeling costs. In January 2019, the company announced it was expanding into Pennslyvania by renting former Toys R Us locations.
The company made Forbes Best Midsize Employer list in both 2017 and 2018. Ocean State Job Lot regularly donates to a variety of causes or offers substantial discounts to groups, such as first responders and college students.
In March 2023, the company opened its 151st location in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Headquarters remain in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.