relies too much on references to primary sources . please improve this by adding secondary or tertiary sources . january 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message ocean state job lot type private genre liquidation closeouts founded 1977 founder marc and alan perlman headquarters north kingstown rhode island area served new england new york and new jersey owner beaver nash website oceanstatejoblot.com ocean state job lot store in saugus massachusetts ocean state job lot headquartered in north kingstown rhode island is an american chain of 122 discount stores operating in new england new york and new jersey . the chain takes its name from rhode island s nickname the ocean state . ocean state job lot opened for business in 1977 as a single store operation in north kingstown ri . the merchandise selection consists of a variety of manufacturer s overruns overstocks and packaging changes as well as selected other products . the company continues growing their business in the northeast . external links edit official website this retail business article is a stub . you can help wikipedia by expanding it . v t e retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title ocean state job lot & oldid 737404726 categories companies based in rhode islanddiscount stores of the united statesnorth kingstown rhode islandwashington county rhode islandretail company stubshidden categories articles lacking reliable references from january 2016all articles lacking reliable referencespages using infobox company with unsupported parametersall stub articles navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 2 september 2016 at 15 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view