{"id":21797,"date":"2025-04-29T18:48:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/big-lots-to-reopen-132-stores-in-may-heres-where\/"},"modified":"2025-04-29T18:48:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T18:48:50","slug":"big-lots-to-reopen-132-stores-in-may-heres-where","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/big-lots-to-reopen-132-stores-in-may-heres-where\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Lots to reopen 132 stores in May. Here&#8217;s where."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Big Lots is planning to reopen 132 more stores in May as the bankrupt discount retailer works to rebuild its brand under new ownership.<\/p>\n<p>After filing for bankruptcy in September of last year and moving to liquidate its stores, the Ohio-based retailer in December reached a <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/big-lots-reaches-deal-to-keep-hundreds-of-us-stores-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">last-minute deal<\/a><\/span>\u00a0to be acquired by Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a Boston-based asset advisory firm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>As part of that agreement, between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores set to be closed were acquired by Variety Wholesalers, a discount retailer with more than 400 stores in the U.S. Variety Wholesalers continues to operate them under the Big Lots brand. At the time it was sold, Big Lots had a total of 869 stores.<\/p>\n<p>The planned expansion builds on reopenings of Big Lots stores in April, which included nine stores across Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, a Big Lots spokesperson told CBS MoneyWatch.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re excited to bring an additional 132 Big Lots! locations back to life in May,&#8221; Variety Wholesalers CEO Lisa Seigies, said in a statement. &#8220;The customer response to the newly expanded assortment of fresh inventory and great deals has been overwhelmingly positive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Big Lots stores sell everyday items for the home, kitchen and pantry. The store reopenings in May are scheduled to take place in two phases across 14 states, with the greatest number of openings taking place in North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Locations include both large cities and small towns as part of the company&#8217;s effort to increase &#8220;accessibility for a wide range of customers,&#8221; Variety Wholesalers said in its statement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The number of store closures around the <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/big-lots-stores-near-me-closing\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">country surged in 2024<\/a><\/span>, according to recent data from research firm CoreSight<\/p>\n<p>Following is a list where around the U.S. the 132 Big Lot stores are scheduled to reopen in May.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alabama:<\/strong>\u00a0Athens, Decatur, Dothan, Guntersville, Jasper, Mobile, Northport<\/p>\n<p><strong>Florida:\u00a0<\/strong>Crystal River, Jacksonville, Marianna, Ormond Beach, Panama City<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia:<\/strong>\u00a0Augusta, Brunswick, Buford, Cornelia, Dallas, Fort Oglethorpe, Marietta, Smyrna, Valdosta, Vidalia, Waycross<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indiana:\u00a0<\/strong>Jasper<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kentucky:\u00a0<\/strong>Campbellsville, Danville, Elizabethtown, Glasgow, Hazard, London, Middlesboro, Richmond, Somerset<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michigan:<\/strong>\u00a0Burton, Flint, Port Huron, Shelby Township, Southgate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mississippi:\u00a0<\/strong>Southhaven<\/p>\n<p><strong>North Carolina:<\/strong>\u00a0Belmont, Burlington, Clemmons, Dunn, Elizabeth City, Elkin, Fayetteville, Gastonia, Greensboro, Greenville, Hickory, Kinston, Lexington, Lincolnton, Mocksville, Mooresville, Mount Airy, Newton, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Selma, Shelby, Southport, Statesville, Wake Forest, Wilkesboro, Wilson<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ohio:<\/strong>\u00a0Alliance, Boardman, Bridgeport, Columbus, Elyria, Fremont, Grove City, Kettering, Lancaster, New Philadelphia, Reynoldsburg, Toledo, Warren, Wintersville<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pennsylvania:<\/strong>\u00a0Bloomsburg, Camp Hill, Cleona, Du Bois, Dunmore, East Stroudsburg, Erie, Eynon, Franklin, Lehighton, Lewisburg, Meadville, New Castle<\/p>\n<p><strong>South Carolina:<\/strong>\u00a0Easley, Greenwood, Lexington, Rock Hill, Seneca, Simpsonville, Spartanburg, West Columbia<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tennessee:\u00a0<\/strong>Alcoa, Cleveland, Greeneville, Jefferson City, Johnson City, Knoxville, Morristown, Murfreesboro, Rogersville, Sevierville<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virginia:\u00a0<\/strong>Chesapeake, Chester, Fredericksburg, Front Royal, Martinsville, North Chesterfield, North Prince George, Waynesboro, Winchester, Yorktown<\/p>\n<p><strong>West Virginia:<\/strong>\u00a0Beckley, Bridgeport, Charleston, Elkins, Fairmont, Martinsburg, Oak Hill, Princeton<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Big Lots store locations, go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.biglots.com\/store-locator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">biglots.com<\/a>,<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>    <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author\">\n      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/team\/anne-marie-lee\/\" class=\"content-author__name\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">Anne Marie D. Lee<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"content-author__bio\">\n<div class=\"content-author__full-information\">\n<p class=\"content-author__text\">Anne Marie D. Lee is an editor for CBS MoneyWatch. 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