Big Lots Shares the Fate of Some of Its 900 Remaining Stores. See If Your Local Store Is on the List

Big Lots placed hundreds of stores up for sale after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. However, many locations will remain open, operating under the original name, though under new ownership. Let’s take a look at the fate of some of these remaining stores.

What Will Happen to Some Big Lots Stores?

According to Newsweek, Big Lots is seeking assistance during the bankruptcy process from Gordon Brothers Retail Partners, a Boston-based asset liquidation company.

Since first announcing that it would close 545 of 1,389 locations by January, Big Lots has put more stores on the chopping block.

However, some of the locations are being taken over by Variety Wholesalers — specifically 200 so far out of the almost 900 remaining. This covers Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, West Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Variety Wholesalers additionally owns Bargain Town, Maxway, Bill’s Dollar Stores, Roses Express, and Roses Discount outlets.

Here are some of the Big Lots locations staying open that Variety Wholesalers will be taking over:

Alabama

• 603 U.S. Hwy 72 W., Athens, AL
• 1619 Town Sq. SW, Cullman, AL
• 1820 6th Ave. Se., Decatur, AL
• 1100 Hwy 78 W., Jasper, AL
• 5363 Hwy 90 W. Ste. C, Mobile, AL
• 5510 McFarland Blvd., Northport, AL

Florida

• 843 W. Bloomingdale Ave., Brandon, FL
• 225 S. Tyndall Pkwy., Callaway, FL
• 146 SE U.S. Highway 19, Crystal River, FL
• 4901 Palm Beach Blvd. Ste. 230, Fort Myers, FL
• 9119 Merrill Rd, Ste 50, Jacksonville, FL
• 4700 Highway 90, Marianna, FL
• 6247 Highway 90, Milton, FL
• 13970 N. Cleveland Ave., North Fort Myers, FL
• 122 S. Nova Rd., Ormond Beach, FL
• 3048 E. College Ave., Ruskin, FL
• 2384 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL
• 3401 13th St. Ste. 100, Saint Cloud, FL

Georgia

• 4420 Altama Ave. Ste. C2, Brunswick, GA
• 4125 Highway 20, Ste. A-2, Buford, GA
• 323 Habersham Village Cir., Cornelia, GA
• 3111 Highway 278 NW, Covington, GA
• 260 Merchants Square, Dallas, GA
• 558 Battlefield Pkwy., Fort Oglethorpe, GA
• 127 Commerce Ave., LaGrange, GA
• 2932 Canton Rd. Ste. 210, Marietta, GA
• 13 Lester Rd. Ste. C, Statesboro, GA
• 3791 S. Cobb Dr. Se., Ste G, Smyrna, GA
• 110 E. Northside Dr., Valdosta, GA
• 2305 E. 1st St., Vidalia, GA
• 1803 Knight Ave. Ste. A2, Waycross, GA

Indiana

• 195 S. U.S. Hwy 231, Jasper, IN

Kentucky

• 400 Campbellsville Byp., Campbellsville, KY
• 1714 Perryville Rd. Ste. 400, Danville, KY
• 200 Sycamore St., Ste. 151, Elizabethtown, KY
• 294 Village Ln., Hazard, KY
• 845 S. Main St., London, KY
• 102 N. 12th St., Middlesboro, KY
• 1342 Indian Mound Dr., Mount Sterling, KY
• 472 Eastern Byp., Richmond, KY
• 345 N. Hwy 27 Ste. 5, Somerset, KY
• 86 Appalachian Plz., South Williamson, KY

Louisiana

• 755 Veterans Memorial Blvd., Metairie, LA

Mississippi

• 5778 Hwy. 80 E., Pearl, MS
• 2605 W. Main St., Tupelo, Ms

The remainder of the locations can be found here.

How Was the Company Able To Save Them?

Big Lots began having going-out-of-business sales at all of its stores to “protect the value of its estate” in December 2024. The company asserted that cutting store prices wouldn’t stop it from selling to third parties in the future, however.

According to Bloomberg, after a valuation estimate of the bankrupt company’s items fell short of expectations, Nexus Capital Management was unable to make the sale financially possible despite efforts to arrange an asset acquisition agreement with Big Lots.

Bloomberg reported at the time that “an official committee of unsecured creditors on Monday demanded that the company either pay tens of millions of dollars in back rent, or be liquidated by a court-approved trustee. US Bankruptcy Judge J. Kate Stickles is scheduled to hear a status report on that dispute and the Nexus sale during a court hearing.”

Later in the month, the company reported that it was able to save between 200 and 400 of its stores by striking the deal with Gordon Brothers and Variety Wholesalers, keeping Big Lots from having to completely liquidate its assets.