Big Lots to close almost 200 more stores across US than initially planned as chain pulls out of some cities entirely

BIG LOTS will close nearly 200 more stores across the US as the chain continues to underperform financially.

The nationwide retail chain announced that it would shutter the locations via an audit on its website.

Big Lots announced it will close hundreds of its underperforming stores

As of August 2, Big Lots boasted 1,389 stores across the US.

The slew of upcoming closures will mean the chain will lose 21% of its stores.

The retailer’s financial struggles stem from consistent net losses and a 10.2% decline in sales since 2022.

With this, the company’s stock price plummeted to $0.90 per share as of August 7, down from a January high of $8.

California will be hit the hardest by the closures, with 75 of its 109 stores on the chopping block, Fast Company reported.

Big Lots saw a net sale decrease of $114.5 million from the first quarter of 2023 to Q1 this year, federal findings show.

The decrease amounts to 10.2% of the company’s net sales.

“We experienced decreased comps and net sales in all of our merchandise categories,” the company said in June.

“Our home products categories continue to be negatively impacted by macroeconomic pressures affecting our customers’ discretionary spending.”

In the past, Big Lots said it wanted to “aggressively address underperforming stores,” ABC affiliate WFTV reported.

The chain, which has 1,389 locations, will close 22% of its stores to help pay off its $573 million long-term debt.

“The company intends to vigorously pursue its plans to enhance its liquidity [and] improve the performance of the business,” court documents said.

Earlier this year, the company closed its largest California location, which spanned an impressive 30,300 square feet.

“Consistent with standard retail practices, we review our store footprint on an ongoing basis to make sure we’re best positioned to successfully serve our customers and our business,” a spokesperson for the brand said of the Carmichael, California store.

HEADED OUT

Just last month, Conn’s HomePlus, a furniture store chain with several brands under its umbrella, like Badcock Home Furniture & More, filed for bankruptcy.

Conn’s HomePlus also cited changes in consumer habits, cost-of-living, and inflation issues in its filing.

The furniture store chain only acquired WS Badcock in December 2023, and its bankruptcy will result in more than 70 Badcock Home Furniture & More Stores nationwide by October 31.

Additionally, several fashion and clothing retailers noted similar struggles in their bankruptcy filings earlier this spring.

Express announced its Chapter 11 filing in April with at least 100 locations set to close.

Rue21 also confirmed its bankruptcy a month later and noted the closures of its 540 stores, affecting about 4,900 employees.

For additional news on restaurant closures, visit The U.S. Sun’s coverage of fast-food and casual dining restaurant shutdowns.

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Full list of closing Big Lots locations

The full list of Big Lots closures is:

Alabama:

1327 S Brundidge St., Troy

Arizona:

1416 E Route 66, Flagstaff17510 N 75th Ave, Glendale
3630 W. Baseline Rd., Laveen
2840 E Main St., Ste 109, Mesa
6839 E Main St., Mesa
24760 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria
2020 N 75th Ave, Ste 40, Phoenix
230 E. Bell Rd., Phoenix
4727 East Bell Rd., Phoenix
2330 W Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix
4835 E Ray Rd., Phoenix
1260 Gail Gardner Way, Prescott
10220 N 90th St., Scottsdale
940 E Baseline Rd., Tempe
7025 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson
4525 N Oracle Rd., Tucson
3900 W Ina Rd., Tucson
2520 S Harrison Rd., Tucson

Arkansas:

2999 N College Ave, Fayetteville

California:

1670 W Katella Ave., Anaheim
6336 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd., Anaheim
2240 El Camino Real, Atascadero
1085 Bellevue Rd., Atwater
1211 Olive Dr., Bakersfield
2621 Fashion Pl., Bakersfield
1482 E 2nd St., Beaumont
353 Carmen Dr., Camarillo
19331 Soledad Canyon Rd., Canyon Country
1611 E Hatch Rd., Ste A Ceres
1927 E 20th St., Chico
12550 Central Ave., Chino
2060 Monument Blvd, Concord
740 N Main St., Corona
5587 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City
912 County Line Rd., Delano
1085 E Main St., El Cajon
8539 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove
1500 Oliver Rd., Fairfield
9500 Greenback Ln., Ste 22, Folsom
17575 Foothill Blvd., Fontana
1986 Freedom Blvd., Freedom
3520 W. Shaw Ave, Fresno
4895 E Kings Canyon Rd., Fresno
7370 N Blackstone Ave., Fresno
2900 W Rosecrans Ave., Gardena
360 E 10th St., Gilroy
1551 Sycamore Ave., Hercules
42225 Jackson St., Ste B, Indio
3003 W Manchester Blvd., Inglewood
1020 W Imperial Hwy, La Habra
6145 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa
4484 Las Positas Road, Livermore
380 S Cherokee Ln., Lodi
1009 N H St, Ste M, Lompoc
2238 N Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach
951 W Pacheco Blvd., Los Banos
1321 West Yosemite Ave., Manteca
665 Fairfield Dr., Merced
111 Ranch Dr., Milpitas
27142 La Paz Rd., Mission Viejo
3900 Sisk Road, Modesto
3615 Elkhorn Blvd., North Highlands
1702 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside
4430 Ontario Mills Pkwy, Ontario
1875 Oro Dam Blvd E., Oroville
6646 Clark Rd., Paradise
47 Fair Ln., Placerville
30501 Avenida De Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita
810 Tri City Ctr., Redlands
2620 Canyon Springs Parkway, Riverside
565 Rohnert Park Expressway, Rohnert Park
6630 Valley Hi Dr., Sacramento
8700 La Riviera Dr., Sacramento
370 Northridge Mall, Salinas
499 W Orange Show Rd., San Bernardino
3735 El Camino Real, Santa Clara
1417 S Broadway, Santa Maria
568 W Main St., Ste B, Santa Paula
2055 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa
1189 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley
633 Sweetwater Rd., Spring Valley
2720 Country Club Blvd, Stockton
27411 Ynez Rd., Temecula
955 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance
2681 N Tracy Blvd, Tracy
1840 Countryside Dr., Turlock
225 Orchard Plz, Ukiah
818 Alamo Dr., Vacaville
14790 La Paz Dr., Victorville
2525 S Mooney Blvd., Visalia
13241 Whittier Blvd., Whittier
52 W Court St., Woodland
1320 Franklin Road, Yuba City
56865 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca Valley

Colorado:

6626 South Parker Road, Aurora
1990 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs
2975 New Center Point, Colorado Springs
5085 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs
2401 N Ave, Ste 19b, Grand Junction
2628 11th Ave, Greeley
8100 W Crestline Ave., Unit B5, Littleton
2151 Main St., Longmont

Connecticut:

1470 Pleasant Valley Road, Manchester
56 Turnpike Square., Milford
3105 Berlin Tpke., Newington
42 Town St., Ste 1200, Norwich
1931 E Main St., Torrington
650 Wolcott St., Waterbury
40 Boston Post Rd., Waterford
560 Windsor Ave., Windsor

Florida:

21697 State Rd., 7, Boca Raton
25191 Chamber Of Commerce Dr., Bonita Springs
901 N Congress Ave., Boynton Beach
7381 52nd Pl E, Bradenton
328 E Sugarland Hwy, Clewiston
4847 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Coconut Creek
2400 W International Speedway, Daytona Beach
34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin
15271 Mcgregor Blvd., Fort Myers
1761 E Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale
3921 Oakwood Blvd., Hollywood
8265 W Flagler St., Miami
5580 Nw 167th St., Miami Lakes
2882 Tamiami Trl E, Naples
700 Blanding Blvd, Ste 1, Orange Park
11230 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando
11672 E Colonial Dr., Orlando
1801 S Semoran Blvd., Orlando
7067 W Broward Blvd., Ste B, Plantation
1440 Ne 23rd St., Pompano Beach
11854 Us Highway 19, Port Richey
511 N State Rd. 7, Royal Palm Beach
3750 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota
2236 Se Federal Hwy, Stuart
12601 Citrus Plaza Dr., Tampa
41306 Us Hwy 19 N, Tarpon Springs

Georgia:

2738 Candler Rd., Decatur
375 Pavilion Pkwy, Fayetteville
610 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Ste 300, Roswell
13051 Abercorn St., Savannah
31 Hwy 138 W, Ste 150, Stockbridge
5370 Stone Mountain Hwy, Ste 300, Stone Mountain
687 Main St., Thomson
263 S Liberty St., Waynesboro

Illinois:

8148 S Cicero Ave., Burbank
1699 River Oaks Dr., Calumet City
1139 W Broadway, Centralia
1608 N Larkin Ave., Crest Hill
204 S. Randall Rd., Elgin
10850 Lincoln Trl, Fairview Heights
340 Summit Dr., Lockport
7233 W Dempster St., Niles
17w714 W 22nd St., Oakbrook Terrace

Indiana:

138 W Hively Ave., Elkhart
3958 Illinois Rd., Fort Wayne
8401 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis
2136 E Markland Ave., Kokomo
2806 Frontage Rd., Warsaw

Kansas:

7533 State Ave., Kansas City
2450 South 9th St., Salina

Kentucky:

1321 2nd St., Henderson
1980 Pavilion Way, Lexington
4025 Poplar Level Rd., Unit 102, Louisville

Louisiana:

3161 E Texas St., Bossier City
2354 S Range Ave., Denham Springs
3557 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette
339 South Dr., Ste D, Natchitoches

Maine:

1100 Brighton Ave., Portland

Maryland:

4420 Mitchelville Rd., Bowie
6623 Governor Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie
3331 Corridor Marketplace, Laurel
21800 N Shangri La Dr., Unit 20, Lexington Park
11989 Reisterstown Rd #a, Ste A, Reisterstown

Massachusetts:

41 Pond St., Ashland
400 Main St., Dennis Port
178 N King St., Northampton
179 Highland Ave., Seekonk
1150a Union Street Ext., West Springfield

Michigan:

750 Perry Ave., Big Rapids
373 N Willowbrook Rd., Coldwater
2353 N Park Dr., Holland
3669 E. Grand River Ave., Howell
4254 28th St. Se, Kentwood
5625 W Saginaw Hwy, Unit 1, Lansing
32399 John R Rd., Madison Heights
2020 Grand River Ave., Okemos
1401 Spring St., Petoskey
6207 S Westnedge Ave., Portage
2850 Washtenaw Ave., Ypsilanti

Minnesota:

2614 Bridge Ave., Albert Lea

Missouri:

4201 S Noland Rd., Independence
3225 Missouri Blvd., Jefferson City
13637 Washington St., Kansas City
1417 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph
4433 Lemay Ferry Rd., Saint Louis
4930 Christy Blvd., Ste 2, Saint Louis

Montana:

1200 10th Avenue South, Great Falls
2930 Prospect Ave., Helena

New Hampshire:

216 Washington St., Claremont

Nevada:

1601 W Craig Rd., N Las Vegas

New Jersey:

471 Green St., Woodbridge

New York:

2276 Delaware Ave., Buffalo
698 S Ogden St., Buffalo
4406 State Route 5 & 20, Ste 129, Canandaigua
260 Voice Rd., Carle Place
231 Centereach Mall, Centereach
2309 N Triphammer Rd., Ithaca
4645 Commercial Dr., New Hartford
316 Cornelia St., Plattsburgh
43 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie
751 Upper Glen St., Ste 2, Queensbury

North Carolina:

8215 University City Blvd., Ste E, Charlotte
9535 S Blvd., Ste C, Charlotte
2000 Avondale Dr., Ste E, Durham
3420 Southwest Durham Dr., Durham
822 E Main St., Jefferson
1515 Garner Station Blvd., Raleigh
6540 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh

Ohio:

11372 Princeton Pike, Cincinnati
9690 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati
359 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., Dayton
1520 N Clinton St., Defiance
1170 Indiana Ave., Saint Marys
410 E Perkins Ave., Sandusky
4925 Jackman Rd., Ste 15, Toledo
7779 Tylersville Rd., West Chester

Oregon:

2000 14th Ave. Se, Albany
18565 Sw Tualatin Valley Hwy, Beaverton
1960 Echo Hollow Rd., Eugene
304 Ne Agness Ave., Grants Pass
2083 Ne Burnside Rd., Gresham
2121 Newmark St., North Bend
16074 Se Mcloughlin Blvd., Ste 8, Portland
2025 Lancaster Dr. Ne, Salem

Pennsylvania:

713 E Baltimore Ave., Clifton Heights
2820 Gracy Center Way, Coraopolis
201 West Lincoln Hwy, Exton
345 Scarlet Rd., Ste 22, Kennett Square
199 Franklin Mills Blvd., Philadelphia
2980 Whiteford Rd., York

South Carolina:

1016 Pine Log Rd., Aiken
1841 J A Cochran Byp., Ste A, Chester
1937 Wilson Rd., Newberry

South Dakota:

1617 Eglin St., Rapid City

Tennessee:

209 S Royal Oaks Blvd., Ste 206, Franklin
2301 Gallatin Pike N, Madison
1410 S 1st St., Union City

Utah:

702 E State Rd., American Fork
1030 North Main Street, Layton
1617 North Main Street, Logan
5516 South 900 East, Murray

Vermont:

1400 Us Route 302, Berlin
303 Us Route 4 E., Rutland

Virginia:

590 Branchlands Blvd., Charlottesville
736 Warrenton Rd, Unit 102, Fredericksburg
2110 Wards Rd., Lynchburg
7743 Sudley Rd., Manassas,
5900 E. Virginia Beach Blvd, Norfolk
8533 Midlothian Tpke., North Chesterfield
1650 General Booth Blvd, Ste 200, Virginia Beach
14603 Telegraph Rd., Woodbridge

Washington:

1650 Birchwood Ave., Bellingham
14907 4th Ave Sw., Burien
17307 Se 272nd St., Covington
6727 Evergreen Way, Everett
1301 W Meeker St., Kent
1515 Marvin Rd Ne., Lacey
5401 100th St Sw, Ste 102, Lakewood
5710 196th St Sw, Lynnwood
2815 Capital Mall Drive Sw, Olympia
1940 E. 1st St., Port Angeles
3399 Bethel Rd. Se, Port Orchard
120 31st Ave Se, Puyallup
14215 Se Petrovitsky Rd., Renton
1743 George Washington Way, Richland
9612 N Newport Highway, Spokane
1414 72nd St., Tacoma
2100b Se 164th Ave., Ste E, Vancouver
151 Easy Way, Wenatchee

Wisconsin:

616 W Johnson St., Fond Du Lac
3960 Mormon Coulee Rd., La Crosse
N78w14511 Appleton Ave., Menomonee Falls
5415 Washington Ave., Mount Pleasant
699 S Green Bay Rd., Neenah
3426 Kohler Memorial Dr., Sheboygan
1690 S Main St., West Bend

Wyoming:

3501 E Lincolnway, Cheyenne

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