Ocean State Job Lot to Open New Store in Glen Burnie in First Quarter 2026
34,155 sq. ft. store will be OSJL’s fifth location in Maryland
North Kingstown, RI – (November 18, 2025) – Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a premier discount retail chain with 176 stores across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, is pleased to announce it will open a new store in Glen Burnie, MD in the first quarter of 2026. The new location will be the chain’s fifth store in the state, with the next closest location in Chester, MD, approximately 28 miles away.
Located in Governor Plaza, 6623 Governor Ritchie Highway, Glen Burnie, the 34,155 square-foot store will occupy a space previously home to Big Lots, which closed its doors earlier this year. OSJL opened in 18 other former Big Lots stores this year, including those located in Hagerstown, Easton, Elkton, and Chester, continuing OSJL’s strategic repurposing of former retail sites.
“We’re thrilled to open our fifth store in Maryland and our first in Anne Arundel County,” said Mark O’Connor, Director of Real Estate, Ocean State Job Lot. “This location is perfectly situated just ten miles south of Baltimore and represents our ongoing commitment to providing value-driven shopping experiences throughout the region. We look forward to bringing our unique brand of service and savings to the local community.”
OSJL will hire for up to 70 positions, including store leadership, supervisory, and full-time, part-time, and seasonal associates. The company offers competitive pay and benefits packages, including flexible hours; medical, vision, and dental insurance, if eligible; profit participation; service awards; paid time off; 401K; 30% store discount, and more. OSJL will begin accepting applications for all positions shortly at https://about.oceanstatejoblot.com/careers/careers-new-stores/.
Shoppers throughout New England and the Mid-Atlantic know Ocean State Job Lot for its Crazy Deals, Insider Club, fantastic prices, friendly customer service, and wide range of merchandise. Ocean State Job Lot has made its mark in the discount-retail segment through opportunistic buying, which allows it to offer a wide selection of first-quality name brands and closeout merchandise at unbelievable prices. Shoppers find an ever-changing array of household goods, apparel, pet supplies, seasonal products; lawn and garden essentials; holiday; patio, pool, and beach supplies; heating and cooling, 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 $900 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 five-time winner of the Inspiring Workplaces in North America Award, and three-time 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.
