Last year, Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana purchased the former Lowe’s Home Improvement store located at 5770 Read Boulevard in New Orleans East. The acquisition marked the establishment of Goodwill East, a multifunctional space housing warehouse and recycling operations, an opportunity center, a retail store and Goodwill SELA’s first-ever outlet store!

We wanted to let you know the ins and outs of the new outlet store (sometimes also called the bins) so you can shop ‘til you drop as soon as the doors open.

Where is it?

The outlet store is located inside the Goodwill East facility at 5770 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70127.

When does it open?

The grand opening for the entire Goodwill East facility is on Thursday, September 12. Program activities begin at 9AM, and doors will open for shopping immediately following.

What are the hours?

The outlet store is open Monday- Saturday, 9AM-8PM and Sunday 10AM-6PM.

How does it work?

Items that aren’t sold inside our 23 retail stores across Southeastern Louisiana will all come to the outlet store for one last chance at a second life.

The outlet store functions differently than our regular retail stores. Instead of racks and shelves, the outlet has long, rolling tables full of merchandise that are rotated regularly over the course of the day. Once the set timeframe has passed, you must wait for our Goodwill staff to reset the new tables before beginning to shop again.

Since merchandise is rotated periodically, you can expect to spend more time than your average Goodwill shopping trip. We even have a customer lounge if you need to take a break in between table rotations!

What are the prices?

All items are priced by the pound, apart from furniture being priced as marked. Once you’re finished shopping, your items will be weighed and your total will be calculated accordingly.

Prices are as follows:

  • Clothing/Shoes/Accessories: $1.89/Lb.
  • Housewares/Electronics/Books/Media: $0.99/Lb.
  • Furniture: Priced as Marked
What is the return policy?

All outlet sales are final.