(Nexstar) – It’s been five months since Big Lots announced it was preparing to close all of its stores after filing for bankruptcy and closing hundreds of other stores. Since then, more than 100 big lot stores have reopened under new management.
Nearly 80 big lot stores are scheduled to open next month, various wholesalers confirmed with Nexstar on Monday. (The company has acquired hundreds of large lot stores, but retains the original branding as part of a deal reached by Gordon Brothers retail partners.)
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This comes after nine stores reopened in April and two reopened waves in May resumed two waves, reopening a total of several dozen stores each. The fourth wave of store reopening scheduled for Thursday, June 4th will expand the footprint of the big lot in nine states.
Florida
Brandon: 843 West Bloomingdale Avenue Fort Myers: 4901 Palm Beach Boulevard Unit 27B Milton: 6247 Highway 90 North Fort Myers: 13970 N. Cleveland Avenue Ruskin: 3048 State Road 674 Spring Hill: 2384 Commercial Way St. Cloud: 3401 13th Avenue, #100
Georgia
Covington: 3111 Highway 278 NW Lagrange: 127 Commerce Avenue Statesboro: Highway 80 & Lester Street
Kentucky
Bowling Green: 3000 Scottsville Road
North Carolina
Aberdeen: 1377 Sandhills Boulevard North Albermar: 7201-C 24/27/Bypass EConcord: 280 Concord Parkway N Franklin: 273 Franklin ParkFuquivalina: 630 Lakestone Commons Avenue High Point: 1677 West Chester Drive High Point: 2531 East Chester Drive Jacksonville Boulevard, Suite A Laurinburg: 1664 S Main St Lumberton: 2750C North Roberts Avenue Morehead City: 2900 Arendell Street, Suite 19 Morganton: 1251 Burkemont Avenue Murphy: 1450 Andrews Road New Bern: 520 Berne Square Center Center Sarisbury: 711 East Street Sanford: 2950 Sanford: 2950 4600 Main Street Spindale: 2016 HWY 74A Waynesville: 1176 Las Avenue Weaverville: 130 Weaver Boulevard Wilmington: 6832 Market Street
Ohio
Akron: 1890 West Market Street Akron: 426 East Waterloo Road Barberton: 241 W Wooster RD Canton: 1336 Whipple Avenue, NW Cincinnati: 3640 Werk Road Cuyahoga Falls: 405 How Avenue Gallipolis: 400 Silver Bridga Plaza Garfield Heighs Marietta: 110 South 7th Avenue Mentor: 8489 Market Street South Point: 367 County Road 406, Suite B Wheelers: 9025 Ohioliver Road
Pennsylvania
East Rochester: 750 Ohioliver Boulevard Ephrata: 389 N. Reading Road Fairless Hills: 500 Lincoln Highway (Route 1) Greensburg: 6041 State 30 Suite 20 Hanover: 1150 Carlyle Street Indiana: 2444 Philadelphia Street Johns & Route 219 pittsburgh: 2444 Philadelphia Street 11628 Penn Hills Drive Washington: 254 Oak Springs Road York: 2140 White Street
South Carolina
Beaufort: 328 Robert Smalls Parkway Columbia: 9221 Two Notch Roads Columbia: 6169 St Andrews Road Conway: 1641 Church Street Goose Creek: 431 St James Avenue, Unit B Lancaster: 1206 Highway 9 Bypass Monks Corner: 1013 Myratre Beach: 1370 South My Beach: Summerville: 10150 Dorchester Road
Tennessee
Chattanooga: 3901 Hixon Pike Suite 157 Columbia: 1301 S James Campbell Boulevard Cookville: 633 S Jefferson Avenue Kingsport: 1913 Sherwood Road Rockwood: 1496 N. Gateway Avenue
Virginia
Chesapeake: 1971 Military Highway South Hampton: 2318 West Mercury Boulevard Norfolk: 1851 E. Little Cree Rodrichland: 180 Kentridge Road Vinton: 1090 Bypass Road Williamsburg: 6610 MOORETOWN ROAD ROAD
Details about these stores, including opening hours, can be found on the Big Lots website after reopening on June 5th. Variety wholesalers said the grand opening celebrations for these stores are planned for the fall.
In this fourth store, the Big Lot footprint reaches 220 stores. This is just a few of the over 1,300 locations that were open around last year.
Biglot began in 1967, but until 2001 all of its stores operated under that name. Speculation that retailers could file for bankruptcy began to bubble up last summer after warning the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which filed that 35-40 locations could be closed. A few weeks later, the estimate jumped to over 300.
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Company leaders pointed to inflation and difficulties in competition. Then, in September, Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection was raised. In the months to follow, hundreds of shops will be closed. However, last minute sales in January allowed hundreds of stores to stay open.
The sales agreement reached with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners stipulated that variety wholesalers would acquire and reopen 200-400 former Big lot stores and maintain branding. It is unclear whether additional store openings are on the horizon.
A new life has been found in the storefront of the original Biglot, which has not reopened. Other retailers, such as Ocean State Job Lot and Ollie’s bargain market, have announced plans to take over these locations. Meanwhile, in Denver, the pickleball facility is set to open in the former Big Lot by the end of the year.
