Goodwill Plans Retail Outpost in Chester

TL;DR: Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia plans to open its first new Chesterfield County store in more than a decade at 2600 Weir Place in Chester in the fourth quarter of 2026.

The story

Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia is expanding into Chesterfield County with a new retail store at 2600 Weir Place in Chester, planned to open in the fourth quarter of 2026. The organization is leasing the 14,700-square-foot former Rite Aid building and plans to invest approximately $800,000 in renovations. This will be Goodwill's first new location in Chesterfield County in over a decade and the third Rite Aid conversion for the organization, which has also converted closed pharmacies in Williamsburg and Virginia Beach.

The Chester location will feature a 12-year initial lease, indicating a sustained commitment to the area. As part of broader regional growth, Goodwill is also opening a combo outlet-and-retail location in Henrico County in early 2027 at the former Big Lots space (8028 W. Broad Street in Fountain Square shopping center). The Henrico location will mark Henrico's first Goodwill outlet, where items are sold by the pound, alongside a traditional retail store relocating from elsewhere in the shopping center. Goodwill anticipates needing approximately 50 employees for the Henrico operation, making it the organization's first combo outlet-retail space in central Virginia.

Key players

• Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia: nonprofit operating the new retail locations

Key dates

• 2026-Q4: Goodwill Chester store opening planned
• 2027-Q1: Goodwill Henrico outlet-retail combo location opening planned

Why it matters: The Chester store will provide South of the River residents with another retail shopping destination offering affordable, secondhand goods. The expansion reflects Goodwill's growing presence in the region and its conversion of closed retail spaces into community resources.

Places

• Chester
• Chesterfield County

Related links

• Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia

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Sources

• Goodwill to open its first priced-per-pound outlet store in Henrico, retail outpost in Chester
• Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia