Biglot stores are set to reopen in six states
Many large lot stores are expected to reopen on April 10th despite filing for bankruptcy last year and closing several locations.
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Less than a year after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, Big Lots announced plans to secure yet another partner in its comeback campaign and close hundreds of stores.
In the September 2024 bankruptcy filing, several companies have bought closed locations, with one of the latest buyers being tractor supply for rural lifestyle retailers.
The discount retailer sold the lease to Boston-based asset liquidation company Gordon Brothers Retail Partners in late 2024 to more than 460 stores, at which point the building was on sale. More than 200 locations have been acquired by variety wholesalers as part of a deal that began reopening in April.
The company resumed its first wave of nine locations on April 10, with plans to announce a second wave of 55 stores on May 1, and announcing a further 70 stores on May 15. Another round will follow in June.
Tractor Supply confirmed with USA Today that it purchased 18 big lot leases in 15 states, as Penn Live first reported.
“These locations are strategically located in existing and adjacent commercial areas to provide an ideal footprint, favourable lease terms for functionality, and to meet the essential needs of farmers, livestock and pet owners, ranchers, part-time and hobby farmers, gardeners, homeowners, merchants and more.
See the list of locations below.
See the list of locations of large lots purchased by tractor supply
- 1103 Volunteer PKWY, Bristol, Tennessee
- 1520 3rd St SW, Winter Haven, FL
- 2565 N Kansas Expi, Springfield, MO
- 101 nSeven Oaks Dr. Knoxville, Tennessee
- 3190 Atlanta Highway, Athens, Georgia
- 3830 S Nova Rd, Port Orange, FL
- 404 N Blvd Channel, Thibodaux, the
- 70 Pearl Street, Essex Junction, VT
- 1530 E 17th St, Idaho Falls, ID
- 465 COORS BLVD NW, Albuquerque, NM
- 3834 S 6th, Klamath Falls, Oregon
- 8318FM 78, Converse, Texas
- 1350 NE Stephens St Ste 50, Roseburg, Oregon
- 4555 16th St, Moline, IL
- 4310 Shipyard Blvd, Wilmington, NC
- 4233 S Lakeland, Florida, Florida
- 40 Rising Sun Town Center, Rising Sun, MD
- 1170 Mae St, Hummelstown, PA
Other retailers buy big lot locations
Apart from the supply of tractors, other retailers have announced the purchase of large lot locations. The variety wholesaler has acquired 219 big lot stores and two distribution centers, but Rhode Island-based Ocean Statelot announced in March that it will purchase 15 big lots in New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont.
Earlier in February, Ollie’s Bargain Outlet said it would buy 40 previous big lot stores. Burlington Stores, Inc. has also acquired 12 big lot locations in eight states.
Contributor: Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA Today