(NEXSTAR) — It’s been five months since Big Lots announced it was preparing to close all of its stores, after closing hundreds of others following its bankruptcy filing. Since then, more than 100 Big Lots stores have reopened under new management.
Next month, nearly 80 more Big Lots stores will open, Variety Wholesalers confirmed to Nexstar on Monday. (The company acquired hundreds of Big Lots stores, which are retaining their original branding as part of a deal reached by Gordon Brothers Retail Partners.)
This comes after nine stores reopened in April, and two reopening waves in May, totaling dozens of stores each. The fourth wave of store reopenings, scheduled for Thursday, June 4, will expand Big Lots’ footprint 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 Street, #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
Albermarle: 7201-C 24/27/Bypass E
Concord: 280 Concord Parkway N
Franklin: 273 Franklin Park
Fuquay-Varina: 630 Lakestone Commons Avenue
High Point: 1677 Westchester Drive
High Point: 2531 Eastchester Drive
Jacksonville: 1110 Western Boulevard
Kannapolis: 950 S. Cannon 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 Shopping Center
Salisbury: 711 East Innes Street
Sanford: 2950 South Horner Boulevard
Shallotte: 4600 Main Street
Spindale: 2016 Hwy 74A
Waynesville: 1176 Russ 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 Howe Avenue
Gallipolis: 400 Silver Bridge Plaza
Garfield Heights: 12588 Rockside Road
Harrison: 10560 Harrison Avenue
Marietta: 110 South 7th Street
Mentor: 8489 Market Street
South Point: 367 County Road 406, Suite B
Wheelersburg: 9025 Ohio River Road
Pennsylvania
East Rochester: 750 Ohio River Boulevard
Ephrata: 389 N. Reading Road
Fairless Hills: 500 Lincoln Highway (Route 1)
Greensburg: 6041 State Route 30 Suite 20
Hanover: 1150 Carlisle Street
Indiana: 2444 Philadelphia Street
Johnstown: Scalp Avenue & Route 219
Pittsburgh: 4717 McKnight Road
Pittsburgh: 11628 Penn Hills Drive
Washington: 254 Oak Springs Road
York: 2140 White Street
South Carolina
Beaufort: 328 Robert Smalls Parkway
Columbia: 9221 Two Notch Road
Columbia: 6169 St. Andrews Road
Conway: 1641 Church Street
Goose Creek: 431 St. James Avenue, Unit B
Lancaster: 1206 Highway 9 Bypass
Moncks Corner: 1013 Old Highway 52
Myrtle Beach: 1370 South Kings Highway
North Myrtle Beach: 710 Highway 17 South, Suite B
Summerville: 10150 Dorchester Road
Tennessee
Chattanooga: 3901 Hixson Pike Suite 157
Columbia: 1301 S James Campbell Boulevard
Cookeville: 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 Creek Road
Richlands: 180 Kents Ridge Road
Vinton: 1090 Bypass Road
Williamsburg: 6610 Mooretown Road
More details about these stores, including operating hours, can be found on the Big Lots website after they reopen on June 5. Variety Wholesalers said grand opening celebrations for these stores are planned for the fall.
With this fourth wave of stores, the Big Lots footprint will reach 220 stores, just a small portion of the more than 1,300 locations that were open around this time last year.
Big Lots began in 1967, but it wasn’t until 2001 that all of its stores operated under that name. Speculation that the retailer could file for bankruptcy began bubbling up last summer after it warned in a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that between 35 and 40 locations could shutter. Weeks later, that estimation jumped to more than 300.
Company leaders had pointed to inflation and difficulties in competing. Then, in September, Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In the months to follow, hundreds of stores would shutter. A last-minute sale in January, however, has allowed hundreds of stores to remain open.
The sale agreement, reached with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, stipulated that Variety Wholesalers would acquire between 200 and 400 former Big Lots stores and reopen them, maintaining the branding. It’s unclear whether any additional store openings are on the horizon.
Several former Big Lots storefronts that are not reopening have found a new life. Other retailers, like Ocean State Job Lot and Ollie’s Bargain Market, have announced plans to take over those locations. Meanwhile, in Denver, a pickleball facility intends to open in a former Big Lots before the end of the year.
