Former Big Lots Store to Open Under a New Name

As the saying goes, "out with the old and in with the new" as a former Big Lots store in Upstate New York will soon reopen under a new name.

The discount retailer Big Lots announced in August that it was planning to close approximately 300 stores across the country as the company was preparing to file bankruptcy. In September they formally filed bankruptcy papers and soon after the number of stores scheduled to close jumped up to almost five hundred including many New York locations.

Once the stores closed many wondered if any other store name might move into the now vacant stores.

New Discount Retailer Replaces Big Lots in Upstate New York

Ocean State Job Lot has announced that it is planning to open its 16th New York location early next year according to WTEN. The new store will be located in Warren County, NY in the Glen Square, at 751 Upper Glen Street in Queensbury, New York, and will replace the former Big Lots, which closed earlier this year.

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Ocean State Job Lot expressed excitement regarding the announcement of expansion with District Team Leader Pat Bridgett telling WTEN,

"We are excited to open our 16th store in New York and first in Warren County. We look forward to bringing our vibrant, exciting and value-focused shopping experience to Queensbury early next year."

 

What is Ocean State Job Lot?

Ocean State Job Lot offers a wide selection of name brands at low prices and features household items, clothes, pet supplies, lawn and garden essentials, and much more. Ocean State Job Lot currently has stores 15 stores across New York, with three locations in the Hudson Valley including stores in Newburgh, Fishkill, and Poughkeepsie, New York.

Ocean State Job Lot Expanding in the Hudson Valley?

It's unclear at this time if any other vacant or soon-to-be-vacant Hudson Valley Big Lot's stores will open under the Ocean State Job Lot name but many shoppers in Kingston, NY are hoping the company will consider the Ulster Ave Big Lots location to be the company's 17th New York store.