A longtime discount store in New Bedford will be permanently closing later this month.
Jansal Valley Provisions – which is Sid Wainer & Son’s retail store – is closing permanently on May 14, and as part of this, Friendly Fruit will also be closing.
A sign posted on the wall reads: “Jansal Valley Provisions will be permanently closing. Our last day of opening will be May 14.
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The sign also mentions that weekly pop-ups are planned on Fridays from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. “where you can buy products at a deep discount”, it reads.
Friendly Fruit offered discounted products from Sid Wainer & Son shortly after Sid Wainer & Son moved to its Purchase Street location in 1974.
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Jansal Valley Provisions began as a retail outlet for shoppers to purchase the same high quality products that Sid Wainer & Son sold to restaurants through its wholesale business. The name comes from the combination of the names of the Wainer children: Jamie, Andrew, Sara and Allie.
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In January 2020, Sid Wainer & Son was sold to The Chef’s Warehouse. In March of the same year, a fire broke out among some semi-trailer trucks and spread to the loading dock, damaging the Jansal Valley Provisions warehouse and store. The retail store then reopened in August 2021.
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After the store closes permanently next week, Jansal Valley specialty products and cheeses will continue to be offered locally at Farm & Coast Market in Dartmouth, Fieldstone Market in Marion, Lees Market in Westport, Marion General Store and at 143 Market in Mattapoisett.
Emails and Facebook messages to Sid Wainer & Son and Jansal Valley Provisions seeking comment were not returned.
