According to Wikipedia, Ocean State Job Lot, headquartered in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, is a chain of approximately 96 discount stores operating in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Maine, Vermont, and Upstate New York.

The chain takes its name from Rhode Island's nickname, The Ocean State..

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