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Ross Stores suggestions

Typical Allegany County store in PA (Pittsburgh area).

Ross Dress for Less from the Bay Area are yet another chain that New York is deprived of, but hope springs eternal (taxes or the economy, I bet. You know how it is.) We get things late all the time, with one area having something before another, but if we wait long enough, it'll finally turn up. My late dad (as of 15/9/25) had been an estate agent (how I picked up on these kinds of properties), and he told me that's it's just not as easy as it seems, and I used to write to companies in the post before the internet existed. While a recent update a decade on in Ontario County after I first wrote this was unavailable to me online because of a paywall (the only way the press can make money anymore, but one can use archive.ws), I managed to get the gist on Google. The list is exclusively Upstate for now.

deWitt - former Shoppingtown, District East, NY 5

Kingston - former JCPenney, US 9W
North Syracuse - former Media Play or TJ Maxx; Northern Lights Plaza; US 11
New Hartford - former Herb Phillipsons

Williamsville - former Best Buy, NY 78
Fulton - former kmart, NY 481
Colonie - former Barnes & Noble
Clifton Park - former OfficeMax
Palatine Bridge - former Ames (Mohawk Valley), NY 5A
Syracuse - Destiny USA in former JCPenney 2nd Level, Nordstrom Rack, Forever 21 or Bon-Ton
Auburn - Fingerlakes Mall, NY 5 & US 20

Irondequoit - NY 104, Medley Centre (Rochester)

Batavia - former Lowes
Cortland - former Flea Market in Riverside Plaza, NY 13
Liverpool - former Price Chopper, COR Plaza, NY 31 (confirmed for 2026, along with Sierra, Boot Barn and Five Below)

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

Heard of Ross through amazon. May have gone in Alexandria, VA.

Costco suggestions

Mayfield Heights, OH store near Cleveland.

Camillus - Township 5 (now open!)
DeWitt - Shoppingtown
Chittenango - former Ames/Brand Name Deals
Clay/Liverpool - Build from scratch on NY 31 or the Shops at Seneca Mall (former Price Chopper) on County Rt 57.
New Hartford - Former Price Chopper
Colonie - Former kmart (Albany County)
Fulton - Former kmart
Auburn - Former P&C
Cortland - Riverside Plaza
Palatine Bridge - Former Ames
Latham - Latham Circle Mall
Oswego - Former Tops
Rochester (Irondequoit) - Medley Centre
Batavia - Former Lowes
Other locations TBD.

I've only been to the Costco in Arlington, VA (DC area).  Almost went in Dedham, MA (Boston suburb).

Topco

No relation to yet available at Tops Markets

> Topco items are sold at the following:

Price Chopper*+
Tops*+
Wegmans*
Green Hills*
Big M*
Top Foods (Washington State)

*Top Care
+Full Circle

As for retailers that sell Food Club, those are harder to find now than in the past when P&C and the like carried them (Brady Market in Syracuse now has it).  King Kullen on Long Island downstate had them until they closed.

NOJAIM BROS. OF MARCELLUS

NOJAIM BROS. OF MARCELLUS

2017 - Hope something goes in the Syracuse one (Bradys Market also left since).

2025 - Stewarts Shops opened.

Relocation more likely for Sound Garden - YNN

Relocation more likely for Sound Garden - YNN CNY - Update: Store remains in Armoury Square!

Record Shops: Volume Records Ithaca New York

Record Shops: Volume Records Ithaca New York: Volume Records - Ithaca New York on the Commons   Now just part of the second floor of a clothing store.