Goodwill opening up store in Belmont this year

FILE – A Goodwill store sign is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on March 9, 2021. The maverick philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually …

FILE – A Goodwill store sign is shown in Berkeley, Calif., on March 9, 2021. The maverick philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is dedicating an unusually large share of her giving to nonprofits in the South — a region that mega-philanthropy and particularly tech donors have long been criticized for ignoring. Scott lists a $10 million gift to Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee as addressing economic development but also financial inclusion, workforce development, vocational education, and youth development. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

by: Matthew Memrick

Posted: Mar 23, 2023 / 07:14 AM EDT

Updated: Mar 23, 2023 / 07:21 AM EDT

BELMONT, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Thrifters, rejoice! A popular thrift store chain is coming to eastern Gaston County.

On Wednesday, Goodwill representative LiZeatra Wilson confirmed that the Maryland-based company will put a store at the old BiLo location at 6507 Wilkinson Blvd this year. Currently, there’s a drop-off box at that Belmont Village location.

The store will split the old grocery store, creating space for another future tenant.

Charlotte property management company Aston Properties has the 25,790-square-foot property listed with a Goodwill graphic, teasing residents about the future tenant.

BiLo operated its store at the location for several years before closing it in 2019.

Currently, Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont boasts 31 retail locations in the Charlotte metro area.