![]() and a great opportunity for us to grow our business,” said Shultz, 45, who oversees seven pizzerias in the immediate region. Papa Gino’s area manager Terry Shultz, said he is “super excited” that the Circuit City vacancy has been filled by the well-known retail discount store. He said he still owns the multi-store, strip-mall-style building in the plaza that includes such tenants as Starbucks, Petco and Papa Gino’s Pizzeria. “We are always looking for ways to give back, he said, mentioning veteran, teacher or first responder discount events.Rando said he also previously sold his anchor-store holdings to Kohl’s, Target, Home Depot, which was his first tenant, and Linens ‘N Things, the latter of which is now a strictly online business. “We do that for every store in the country,” he said. Mello said the company, as it usually does, also intends to donate “a pallet of PPEs,” or personal protective equipment, to both the Bennington police and fire departments. ![]() The company has more than 5,000 employees in total at its stores. There are two other Ocean State stores in Vermont, in Rutland and St. Shoppers should inquire about the programs at the store. Other features for shoppers, he said, include the company’s Insider program, which is free to join and provides savings, and the store’s Crazy Deal gift cards. “It’s stuff you don’t find everywhere else,” he said, adding, “The food department is a big draw for us.” Mello said the grocery sections of Ocean State stores have become very popular because of a wide range of food products, including specialty European candies, chocolates and similar items. Ocean State stores carry a range of items, including clothing, shoes, towels, sheets, rugs and other home goods furniture pet supplies camping equipment small pools and pool supplies handbags school and office supplies water sports equipment, such as kayaks lawn and garden and outdoor furniture health and beauty products small appliances and air conditioners and humidifiers. to 7 p.m., with special hours for shoppers over 60, or otherwise at risk for COVID-19, from 9 to 10 a.m. The store will be open seven days a week, from 9 a.m. Mello and Newton said there are about 50 full- and part-time employees, and many have been on the job for some time, helping to set up the retail space. Renovation work and potential employee interviews began shortly afterward. A few months later, the Penney’s store began its liquidation sale at the site, and Ocean State announced in January that it would soon establish a store there. ![]() Ocean State previously purchased the entire Bennington Square center at auction in March 2020. The Bennington store represents the 143rd for Ocean State Job Lot, a Rhode Island-based company that now has stores in the six New England states, as well as in New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. ![]() A half dozen company employees with experience setting up a store assisted “the 50 associates right here at the store,” he said. Mello said Newton and her team began a few months ago with hiring, and the employees started working on what was a blank shell of retail space. The former Penney’s store was the approximate size of most Ocean State stores, Mello said, and the company has experience renovating and refitting retail store space in multiple other locations.Īnother example in this area is the North Adams, Mass., Ocean State store, which is in a former Walmart store site, vacated after that chain constructed a larger store at another North Adams location. Newton said local residents Michelle Boudreau and Kathy White are the assistant store leaders. “Honestly, it is the first company I have worked for where they really care about their team and their people.” “But this one is unique compared to the other ones,” she said. Newton, who lives in Readsboro, said, she previously “worked for small box companies for years” - including as a district manager. “It was a pretty easy transition,” Mello said.
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