(NEXSTAR) — This week marks the reopening of a fourth wave of Big Lots stores, with nearly 80 locations in nine states resuming operations after previously being closed amid the retailer’s bankruptcy proceedings.
These reopening stores, along with over 100 others that have already resumed operations this year, are now managed under new leadership. Following a deal by Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, Variety Wholesalers has taken over some of the former Big Lots stores, which will continue to operate under their original branding.
Initially, nine Big Lots stores reopened in April. Two additional waves in May added dozens of more stores to the Big Lots footprint.
The latest series of store reopenings, as earlier confirmed to Nexstar, is scheduled for Thursday, June 5. A total of 78 stores are set to open across 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. 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, a fraction of the more than 1,300 locations that were open around this time last year.
The interactive table below shows all of the Big Lots stores that have (or will soon) reopened under Variety Wholesalers.
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.
