Mays Landing’s Ocean State Job Lot Announces Grand Opening Date

Ocean State Job Lots has announced a grand opening date for its second location in Atlantic County.

The 34,120-square-foot space previously occupied by Big Lots at 4215 Black Horse Pike, in the Hamilton Commons in Mays Landing, is set to open at 9 am on Saturday, November 22nd.

The bankrupt Big Lots chain closed all its stores nationwide earlier this year. But what's Big Lots' loss is Ocean State Job Lots' gain.

Ocean State Job Lots, a Rhode Island-based discount chain, now has over 175 stores in New England, New York, and Pennsylvania, and ten in New Jersey, and they're opening their second of three stores in Atlantic County in a spot left vacant by Big Lots.

Here Are Five Things to Know About Ocean State Job Lots

1- Ocean State Job Lot stores in South Jersey have opened this year at 257 W. New Road in Somers Point,  3845 Bayshore Road in the Bayshore Mall in North Cape May, and at 580 N. Main Street in Bay Shore Plaza, Barnegat.

2- The opening of the Mays Landing store will mean there are eleven Ocean State Job Lots in New Jersey, including Somers Point, Barnegat, North Cape May, Clinton, Deptford, Franklin Park, Freehold, Holmdel, South Plainfield, and Sparta.

3- Ocean State Job Lot sells a wide variety of discounted merchandise, including household products, apparel, pet supplies, kitchen staples, and seasonal items, mostly purchased in bulk from other retailers.

4-The dedicated OSJL customer base loves their Loyalty Club and Crazy Deals program.

While their Insider program sends weekly deals straight to their emails, the Ocean State Job Lots Crazy Deals reward customers by giving them a gift card that sometimes equals the purchase price of the item they’ve bought that day.

My friends in New England swear by Ocean State Job Lot. I am told they have a nice selection of area rugs and carpets that are good quality.

It is a good place to buy gardening, beach, and pool supplies and snacks and nuts.

5-Ocean State Job Lot opened in 1977.

The discount chain likes to emphasize how it values its employees, pointing out that it won several employee-focused awards in 2024, including the Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces Award, America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families according to Newsweek, and Healthiest Employers of Greater Philadelphia.