Port Chester Store Offering Grocery Bargains Going Out Of Business

, a Port Chester community business that opened in 2011 with a focus on cutting the cost of Westchester residents’ weekly grocery bills, is closing.

The begins its "Going Out of Business" sale Thursday and plans on shutting its doors May 31. The store opened last October and in February had celebrated its launch with a grand opening ceremony.

“My regulars are upset at us being forced to close,” said owner Jane Stout, who counts among her customers a single mother of six who drives up from Queens for bargains to feed her family. She, like many of That Discount Place’s customers, cannot afford the initial outlay for bulk purchases at major "big box store" retailers, Stout said.

She explained that cash flow difficulties, typical of those faced by small businesses, are behind the store’s closure.

That Discount Place, which accepts food stamps and credit cards, had hoped to “help the people of the village by putting more disposable income into their pockets to feed their families,” said Stout. Groceries that are at or nearing their expiration date, as well as those with minor cosmetic damage, have made their way onto Stout’s “isles of misfit groceries” at dime store prices and these prices will now be reduced by an additional 25-30 percent.

Prices, already 50 percent below retail, will be reduced further this week, including 30 percent off everything in the freezer and refrigerators and 25 percent off all beauty products. All suntan lotion is $2 per bottle.

That Discount Place is also selling its fixtures, including vintage enamel kitchen tables and antique desks, as well as display shelves, book shelves and ladders at or below cost.

Many of That Discount Place’s stock are within official “sell by” dates but proved unpopular with retailers, including “healthier” Gatorade made with natural or unusual flavors and test marketed cereals in peanut butter and chocolate flavors.

Inventory—including diapers, Keurig pods, laundry detergent, cough medicine, whole grain croutons, Silver Palate, Kellogg, Betty Crocker and Duncan Hines brands, and the gluten free — is all approximately 50 percent less expensive than that found on retail shelves.

That Discount Place is open from 9:30 am to 5 p.m., until 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, and closed Sunday.