Less than a year after announcing layoffs and shuttering facilities in Oakland and San Francisco, Goodwill is expanding its Bay Area footprint — in a very different form — with a 27,000-square-foot store set to open in Fairfield (Solano County).
The nonprofit said Monday it will debut a new “larger-format” retail store and donation center at 1500 Oliver Rd. on April 16. The store will be open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
“This is an exciting time for Goodwill in the Bay Area,” said Tim O’Neal, president and CEO, in a statement. “This store and donation center is the beginning of the new look and feel for Goodwill stores in the Bay Area. We invite everyone to come out and celebrate with us.”…