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Ocean State Job Lot was founded in 1977 in North Kingstown, Rhode Island by Marc Perlman, Alan Perlman, and Roy Dubs. After Ames went bankrupt in 2002, Ocean State Job Lot expanded by buying many of its former locations in New England.
- 1977
- $700M
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May 10, 2024 · The company – which was started by two URI alumni, Marc Perlman ’69 and his brother Alan Perlman, with friend Roy Dubs ’73 – also gives the seeds, with the help of URI Cooperative Extension, to Rhode Island residents at libraries across the state.
Feb 20, 2016 · Photo: Michael Derr. NORTH KINGSTOWN — In 1977, brothers Marc and Alan Perlman, along with then business partner and fellow New Yorker Roy Dubs, saw their vision of discount retail come to life as they opened their first store in Kingstown Plaza along Post Road.
Nov 9, 2018 · With an office in China and 133 stores in New England, it may be difficult to remember that close-out retailer Ocean State Job Lot is, at its core, a family business. Brothers Marc and Alan Perlman founded the store in 1977 with their friend, Roy Dubs.
- Susan Shalhoub
Jan 21, 2003 · Alan and Marc Perlman and Roy Dubs opened the first Ocean State Job Lot in North Kingstown, and on their first day did $78 in business. During their first year as self-made entrepreneurs, the three earned nothing. The following year, the three brought on University of Rhode Island graduate Steve Aronow.
May 9, 2024 · Ocean State Job Lot, a discount retail chain, was founded in 1977 by Marc Perlman, Alan Perlman and Ray Dubs in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, where its headquarters remain.
Jun 1, 2023 · What became the Job Lot empire started with three people: His brother Alan, who’d been a lawyer in upstate New York, and Roy Dubs, a friend at the University of Rhode Island. They each put...
