Ocean State Job Lot Expands its Westborough, MA Store to Create Improved Shopping Experience for Customers
Expansion increases the size of the store’s sales floor to nearly 40,000 sq. ft.
North Kingstown, RI – (September 4, 2025) – Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier discount retail chain with 176 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is pleased to announce the expansion of its store located at 180 Milk Street in Westborough, Massachusetts.
The expansion adds nearly 2,700 square feet of retail space, placing the Westborough store in the top five largest sales floors in Job Lot’s 176-store footprint. Customers will enjoy a new layout and a refreshed, modernized, and expansive shopping experience.
“We are pleased to offer our valued Westborough customers a bigger and better Job Lot,” said Evan Portno, Director of Asset Management – Real Estate, Ocean State Job Lot. “As we continue to expand into new markets, we also want to ensure that our existing stores offer our customers an updated and enjoyable retail experience.”
Scheduled to be completed this month, the store is open Monday through Saturday from 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Sunday from 9:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Shoppers throughout the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic know Ocean State Job Lot for its Crazy Deals, Insider Club, fantastic prices, friendly customer service, and wide selection of merchandise. Ocean State Job Lot has made its mark in the discount retail segment through opportunistic buying, which allows it to offer a constantly changing assortment of brand-name and closeout merchandise at exceptional values.
Customers will find an ever-changing array of household goods, apparel, pet supplies, and seasonal products (patio, pool, and beach gear; lawn and garden essentials; heating and cooling items; holiday décor), as well as kitchen pantry staples and a broad offering of gourmet and international specialty foods.
About Ocean State Job Lot:
Founded in 1977, Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL) is a growing, privately held discount retail chain with 176 stores in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware, nearly 7,000 employees, and annual sales exceeding $850 million. OSJL shoppers find an ever-changing array of brand-name, first-quality merchandise at closeout prices, including household goods, apparel, pet supplies, seasonal products (holiday, gardening, patio, pool and beach supplies), and kitchen pantry staples at a fraction of their typical price.
The company was named a five-time “Best Employer” by Forbes® Magazine*, a five-time U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte, one of America’s Greatest Workplaces for Parents & Families 2024 by Newsweek, a four-time winner of the Inspiring Workplaces in North America Award, and a Global Top 100 Inspiring Workplaces winner. Ocean State Job Lot is not affiliated with Forbes®.
The Ocean State Job Lot Charitable Foundation has a long history of philanthropic leadership, supporting numerous causes, including feeding the hungry, helping the homeless, assisting veterans and military families, aiding animal rescue, caring for children, advancing healthcare, supporting the arts, and promoting learning. The Foundation’s operational, administrative and overhead expenses are covered by Ocean State Job Lot, not the Foundation, ensuring that 100% of every dollar raised through the Foundation goes directly to helping those in need.
Ocean State Job Lot is headquartered in Quonset Point Business Park at 375 Commerce Park Road, North Kingstown, RI 02852. Phone: 401-295-2672. Website: www.oceanstatejoblot.com
