(NEXSTAR) — Roughly 300 additional Big Lots stores are set to be closed as speculation that the company could file for bankruptcy looms.
In early July, Big Lots warned in a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that between 35 and 40 locations could shutter this year. In a new SEC filing, submitted on July 31, Big Lots said the total number of closures could reach 315, much higher than the originally agreed number of 150.
Company leaders have pointed to inflation and difficulties in competing, saying they had “a substantial doubt” in their ability to continue. Between the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, Big Lots had reported that sales dropped more than 10%.
Big Lots has not released a complete list of stores that will be closed but signs have already started to appear at affected locations. As of Wednesday, roughly 300 have banners on their web pages that read “closing this location” while alerting customers they could “save up to 20% off.”
Below is a list of Big Lots stores by state that have “closing this location” alerts on their web pages. Italicized cities were part of the previous list of closures from July.
Arkansas, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Wyoming did not previously have any closing stores. There were initially no Ohio locations set to close, either, but Nexstar’s WCMH found eight Big Lots stores within the state are now on that list.
Alabama: Bessemer, Huntsville (Northwest Westside Centre), Prattville, Sylacauga; Troy –
Arizona: Gilbert, Green Valley (Sahuarita), Payson, Prescott, Tempe, Tucson (West Ina Road and Davis Monthan Air Force Base), Northeast Tucson; Flagstaff, Glendale, Laveen, Mesa, East Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix (Ray Road, 75th Avenue, Bell Road, West Bethany Road, East Bell Road), Scottsdale, Tucson (North Oracle Road)
Arkansas: Fayetteville
California: Ceres, Chino, Elk Grove, Fontana, Freedom (Watsonville), Fresno (West Shaw Avenue and Kings Canyon Road), Gardena, La Habra, Lodi, Mission Viejo, North Highlands, Oroville, Paradise, Spring Valley, Torrance, Victorville, Whittier, Yuba City, Yucca Valley, and roughly five dozen more locations
Colorado: Colorado Springs (North Academy Boulevard, South Academy Boulevard, and New Center Point), Greeley, Aurora (South Parker Road), Grand Junction, Littleton, Longmont
Connecticut: Newington, New Milford, Norwich, Torrington, Waterbury, Windsor, Manchester, Milford, Waterford
Florida: Boynton Beach, Bradenton, Daytona Beach, Fort Myers (McGregor Boulevard), Miami (Fontainebleau), South Naples, Orlando (South Semoran Boulevard, Waterbridge Downs and Union Park), Plantation, Port Richey, Royal Palm Beach, Sarasota (South Gate Ridge), Stuart, Tampa (Citrus Plaza Drive), Tarpon Springs, Boca Raton, Bonita Springs, Clewiston, Coconut Creek, Destin, Hallandale, Hollywood, Miami Lakes, Orange Park, Orlando (Waterbridge Downs), Pompano Beach
Georgia: Decatur, Fayetteville, Roswell, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Waynesboro, Savannah, Thomson
Illinois: Burbank, Calumet City, Centralia, Elgin, Fairview Heights, Oakbrook Terrace, Crest Hill, Lockport, Niles
Indiana: Elkhart, Fort Wayne (Jefferson Pointe), Warsaw, North Indianapolis, Kokomo
Kansas: Salina and Kansas City
Kentucky: Henderson, Lexington (Hamburg Pavilion), and Louisville (Poplar Level Road)
Louisiana: Bossier City, Denham Springs, Lafayette, Natchitoches
Maine: Portland
Maryland: Bowie, Glen Burnie North, Laurel, Lexington Park, Reisterstown
Massachusetts: Ashland, Northampton, Seekonk, West Springfield, Dennis Port
Michigan: Big Rapids, Coldwater, Holland, Howell, Lansing, Madison Heights, Petoskey, Kentwood, Okemos, Portage, Ypsilanti
Minnesota: Albert Lea
Missouri: Independence, Jefferson City, Kansas City (Washington Street), Saint Joseph, Saint Louis (Christy Boulevard and Lemay Ferry Road)
Montana: Great Falls and Helena
Nevada: North Las Vegas
New Hampshire: Claremont
New Jersey: Woodbridge
New York: Buffalo (Sloan and Linden Corners), Canandaigua, Ithaca, New Hartford, Plattsburgh, Poughkeepsie, Carle Place, Centereach, Queensbury
North Carolina: Charlotte (Pineville and Newell), Durham (Southwest Durham Drive and Avondale Drive), Jefferson, Raleigh (Glenwood Avenue and Garner Station Boulevard)
Oregon: Beaverton, Eugene, Grants Pass, Gresham, North Bend, Milwaukie, Albany, Salem
Ohio: Cincinnati, Chester, Centerville, Defiance, Saint Marys, Sandusky, Springdale, Toledo
Pennsylvania: Coraopolis, Kennett Square, Philadelphia (Franklin Mills), Franklin Mills, Clifton Heights, Exton
South Carolina: Aiken, Chester, Newberry
South Dakota: Rapid City
Tennessee: Franklin, Madison, Union City
Utah: American Fork, Murray, Layton, Logan
Vermont: Rutland and Barre
Virginia: Charlottesville, Lynchburg (Wards Road), Norfolk (East Virginia Beach Boulevard), North Chesterfield (Richmond), Virginia Beach (General Booth Boulevard), Woodbridge, Fredericksburg (Warrenton Road), Manassas
Washington: Lakewood, Port Orchard, Puyallup, Richland, Spokane, Wenatchee, Bellingham, Burien, Covington, Everett, Kent, Lacey, Lynnwood, Olympia, Port Angeles, Renton, Tacoma (72nd Street), Vancouver (SE 164th Avenue)
Wisconsin: La Crosse, Neenah, Fond du Lac, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Sheboygan, West Bend
Wyoming: Cheyenne
Based on their individual web pages, none of the Big Lots stores in Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, or West Virginia are set to close.
Big Lots has not said when these stores will close, and a representative did not immediately respond to Nexstar’s request for comment. It’s also unclear why Big Lots had selected these specific stores for closure.
Big Lots currently has 1,389 locations across 48 states (only Alaska and Hawaii are without stores). Should it close the requested 315 stores, Big Lots would lose nearly 23% of its retail locations. The company, based in Columbus, Ohio, began in 1967, but it wasn’t until 2001 that all of its store names switched to Big Lots.
