BJ's Wholesale Club Plans Grove City Store on Stringtown Road
A preliminary plan seeks a 104,470-square-foot club with 18 gas pumps on about 18 acres at 1209–1213 Stringtown Road; city review is underway.
Grove City could become the next Central Ohio stop for BJ's Wholesale Club. A Preliminary Development Plan filed with the city seeks a 104,470-square-foot store on roughly 18 acres at 1209–1213 Stringtown Road, according to local development coverage published this week.
The packet describes associated parking, 18 gas pumps, and a possible outparcel for a drive-thru restaurant. The Stringtown corridor already holds Walmart, Target, Chick-fil-A, an AMC theater, and an OhioHealth hospital, so the proposal would plug a membership warehouse into a retail stretch that is already busy.
Details in this story draw from 614NOW's Sept. 21 development report and Columbus Business First's Sept. 17 headline on the Grove City project. The plan is still in administrative review and has not been approved.
Third club in a market BJ's only recently rejoined
If approved and built, Grove City would be the chain's third Central Ohio club after New Albany and Lewis Center. BJ's returned to the market in 2022 after a long absence, then added Lewis Center, and has also anchored Midwest distribution near Rickenbacker. That sequence matters for readers: this filing is expansion on an existing footprint, not a first look at Central Ohio.
There is no public construction calendar yet. Until Grove City finishes review, treat renderings and timelines as speculative. The photo with this story shows a typical operating BJ's club exterior (New Albany), not the unbuilt Stringtown site.
How Grove City shoppers should read the filing
Preliminary plans can shrink, shift, or stall. Watch for planning commission and council dates if you care about traffic, fuel pumps, or the outparcel restaurant. For everyday shopping on that side of I-270, the practical takeaway today is simply that BJ's wants another large-format club beside the existing big-box cluster.
Neighborhood context lives on Grove City. Weekend itineraries that push south of town pair with fall weekends near Columbus. Food-adjacent errands can start from Things to Do: Food & Drink. For a different kind of local retail beat, browse Best BBQ when you want a meal after the warehouse run.
BJ's proposal for 1209–1213 Stringtown Road remains under review. No opening date has been announced.
