Ocean State Job Lot, the mega New England discount chain store, will not open in Ryan’s Market, the old Wickford, North Kingstown building. OSJ PEP Investments purchased Ryan's Market at 70 Brown St. in the middle of Wickford four months ago. However, for almost two years, the 5,200 square foot building has remained dark and empty.

What exactly is it? Well, according to Wikipedia, "Ocean State Job Lot, headquartered in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is a chain of approximately 96 discount stores operating in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Upstate New York. The chain takes its name from Rhode Island's nickname, "The Ocean State". The chain primarily acquires common brand-name goods whose manufacturer is willing to sell them at a loss following overstocking or discontinuation serving as a close-out company similar to Big Lots and Christmas Tree Shops."

Ocean State Job Lot, the Food Bank's largest Rhode Island donor, contributed a 30,000 pound truckload to the Summer Food Drive, reported the Rhode Island Foodbank.

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