A number of Big Lots stores are slated to open next week.
After announcing that store openings would come in waves in 2025, more than 70 stores are planned to reopen nationwide on May 15, only two weeks after 60 stores opened in a dozen states on May 1.
The two rounds of May store openings come on the heels of nine Big Lots openings across six states on April 10. Another round of openings is 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 May 15 are set to take place in 13 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.
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.
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