Bargain bin stores

 

Black Friday Bins at Shop City

There's a new breed of retail that has emerged in the past couple years that's on the rise.  It's seems to be called a bargain bin store, carrying surplus, returned and clearance items from various retailers such as Walmart, Target, Kohls, amazon.com and others.  It only just came out of nowhere to CNY in the former Chappells/Thrifty Shopper Outlet/AJ Wright/CW Price/Fallas in Shop City (pictured) and took off straightaway.  I only just heard of the idea from the Southern Tier with Extreme Bargain Bins, located in a former kmart in Binghamton.  There are some downstate and around the country.  Had to dig like you would at these places to see what there is.  If you ask me, you may find a few things buried along with random junk!  Unlike the charity shop, everything is new or returned.  There are only a handful of others Upstate now.  An early precedent around here, I suppose, would be the short-lived concept Name Brand Deals on NY 5 from Oneida Indian Nation, which had been in Chittenango (former Ames/current YBR Casino) and Westvale (former Genesee Theatre and Pep Boys/current O'Reillys Auto Parts).  Makes the chaz look like Marks and Spencers. Not sure if I'll go again right now. There's a smaller, competing store across town from Shop City in Fairmount up West Genesee Street from Westvale, but it's even less exciting.

I found one chain called Retail Rebel, but they're only in Kansas City and Iowa right now. The few small chains are mainly in the South and Midwest at this time, with the rest being indies.  Montgomery County in the Capital Region has two, and that's not a big area, so maybe more could have their own.  It's still early days and the Wild West, if you like, so maybe just one more in Onondaga County, but have a pick of the litter, which is how it works when looking for a property when the market's good.

Canastota - former Family Dollar, NY 5 & CR 25

Nedrow - former Grants/kmart/flea market. Green Hills Plaza; US 11 & Southland Dr.

Cortland - former Fays or flea market, Riverside Plaza; NY 13

Central Square - US 11

Amherst - former Best Buy, NY 78

Utica - former Fays/Eckerd/Rite Aid, Genesee St

Herkimer - former kmart

Ithaca - former Hobby Lobby; NY 13, 34 & 96

Henrietta - former Savers; NY 252

Colonie - former Barnes & Noble, Wolf Rd

Schenectady - former ALDI/Grand Union; NY 5 & 7

Geneva - former Tops/RealEats/CherriBundi, NY 14A

Albany - former Fays/Save-a-Lot; US 9W & NY 443

Watertown - former Fays/Eckerd/Rite Aid; NY 3

Chittenango - former Dollar General, Tuscarora Rd (as of May 2023)

New Hartford - former Herb Phillipsons, New Hartford Shopping Center

Liverpool - former Carls/Fays/Thrifty Shopper; Old Liverpool Rd & Electronics Pkwy