Big Lots stores set to reopen in six states
A number of Big Lots stores are set to reopen on April 10 despite the company filing for bankruptcy and closing multiple locations last year.
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Big Lots is coming back in a big way this week.
After announcing that store openings would come in waves in 2025, 60 stores are set to reopen across a dozen states on Thursday, May 1 − less than a month after nine Big Lots locations reopened across six states on April 10.
And on May 15, 70 more stores are planned to reopen nationwide, with another round of openings set to take place through early June.
The openings come months after Big Lots announced its sale to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. As part of the deal, Variety Wholesalers acquired 219 Big Lots stores, as well as two distribution centers.
“We’re thrilled to bring the Big Lots! brand back to life by offering more deals than ever, lots of famous brands and a new apparel department for the entire family,” Variety Wholesalers CEO Lisa Seigies said in a news release on April 4.
Which stores are reopening?
Big Lots openings on Thursday are set to take place in 12 states: Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
USA TODAY has reached out to Big Lots for more information about future reopenings.
Other retailers taking over Big Lots locations
Apart from Variety Wholesalers, other retailers have announced the purchase of Big Lots locations. Rhode Island-based Ocean State Job Lot announced in March that it would be buying 15 Big Lots locations in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont.
Earlier in February, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet said it would be buying 40 former Big Lots store locations.
Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.
