Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), a discount retail chain with stores across the Northeast, recently announced the opening of its 151st store in Elizabethtown in the former Kmart space in Market Street Square, located at 1605 S. Market St. The Elizabethtown store is OSJL's eighth location in Pennsylvania and the second in Lancaster County. OSJL opened another new store in March in Shillington in a former Kmart space at 4000 Shillington Plaza.

OSJL's Elizabethtown store occupies roughly 55,000 square feet of the nearly 95,000-square-foot space, which has been vacant since 2019, offering customers a new shopping experience, restoring vibrancy to the previously vacant retail location and creating new jobs in the community.

OSJL hosted a grand opening celebration and ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 11 at its new Elizabethtown store, with representatives from the brand, local dignitaries and officials and other VIPs in attendance, including Denise Grove, executive director, Elizabethtown Area Chamber of Commerce; Marc Hershey, council president; Phil Clark, council vice president; council members Lanty Moss and Jay Hynicker; state Rep. Tom Jones; Dave Middleton, Elizabethtown store team leader; Elizabethtown Mayor Chuck Mummert; Paul Cox, OSJL director of store operations; and Vincent Ricci, OSJL store team leader.

Visitors enjoyed food trucks, free activities and giveaways.

Shoppers throughout New England, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania may know OSJL for its Crazy Deals, Insider Club, and wide range of merchandise, including household goods; apparel; pet supplies; seasonal products such as lawn and garden essentials; patio, pool and beach supplies; heating and cooling appliances; kitchen pantry staples; and gourmet and international specialty foods.

Store hours are currently 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. For more information, call 717-423-4973 or visit http://www.oceanstatejoblot.com.