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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.
Feb 28, 2011 · Perlman co-founded Ocean State in Rhode Island with his brother Alan and now-retired Roy Dubs in 1977. Then there’s health care, which cost Ocean State $8 million in 2010. Perlman gets...
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 up...
Feb 20, 2016 · 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.
Oct 25, 2023 · Soon, there would be a third person in the mix, Marc’s college friend Roy Dubs. Before you know it, the three founding members put together $500 and started Ocean State Job Lot at the flea markets in New York.
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.
