Nine Big Lots stores to reopen this week, more expected in May
- Ollie's Bargain Outlet plans to open 75 new stores in 2025 after acquiring more than 50 former Big Lots store leases from Gordon Brothers.
- Nine Big Lots stores will reopen this week as Variety Wholesalers has acquired 219 Big Lots locations.
- Customers can expect remodeled stores with a wide variety of closeout deals once the Big Lots locations restart operations on Thursday.
- Mayor Rickey Williams Jr. Noted that the city has been working on this development for some time, expressing excitement about new business coming to town.
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Big Lots reopening dozens of stores in 12 states on May 1. See which locations.
Big Lots openings are set to take place in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia and more.


Big Lots stores in Ohio among U.S. locations reopening in May
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Another wave of shuttered Big Lots stores are reopening under new management after a months-long bankruptcy process, including more than a dozen Ohio locations. Variety Wholesalers, the North Carolina company that acquired 220 Big Lots shops as part of Gordon Brothers Retail Partners’ acquisition of the chain, is reopening nearly 60 […]
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