(NEXSTAR) — The return of Big Lots began last week as nine stores — now under new ownership as part of the brand’s 2024 bankruptcy filing — opened across six states. Now, a second wave of Big Lots stores are preparing to reopen.
It’s all part of a deal Big Lots closed with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners earlier this year. The deal outlined that Variety Wholesalers would acquire hundreds of Big Lots stores, which would retain the original branding.
Nine of those stores reopened last week.
“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,” Lisa Seigies, president and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, said in a press release announcing the reopening store locations. She noted that while stores are opening quickly to serve their respective communities, “we know the stores won’t be perfect to start.”
“But each week we’ll add more new products as we build towards the grand opening celebration in the fall,” she continued. “Every time a customer visits Big Lots! we want them to find something new and exciting!”
Now, dozens more former Big Lots stores are preparing to reopen in May.
There are two waves planned, according to a list Variety Wholesalers provided to Nexstar. The first are scheduled to open on May 1 while the second group will open on May 15.
The stores in the first wave span 12 states:
Alabama
- Mobile: 5363 Highway 90 W Ste C
- Athens: 603 US Highway 72 W
- Decatur: 1820 6th Avenue SE
- Dothan: 2821 Montgomery Highway
Georgia
- Fort Oglethorpe: 558 Battlefield Parkway
- Cornelia: 323 Habersham Village Circle
- Waycross: 1803 Knight Avenue Ste A2
- Brunswick:4420 Altama Avenue Ste C2
- Valdosta:110 E Northside Drive
- Augusta: 2708 Peach Orchard Road
Indiana
- Jasper: 195 S US Highway 231
Kentucky
- Elizabethtown: 200 Sycamore Street Ste 151
- Richmond: 472 Eastern Bypass
- Danville: 1714 Perryville Road Ste 400
- Glasgow: 942 Happy Valley Road
Michigan
- Burton: 4157 E. Court Street
- Flint: 5112 Miller Road
- Shelby Township: 7651 23 Mile Road
North Carolina
- Elkin: 1504 N Bridge Street
- Wilkesboro: 1826 W US Highway 421 Ste K
- Hickory: 526c US Highway 70 SW
- Newton: 2725 Northwest Boulevard
- Gastonia: 2587 W Franklin Boulevard
- Mount Airy: 1328 Carter Street
- Mocksville: 1063 Yadkinville Road
- Clemmons: 100 Westwood Village Drive
- Wake Forest: 12295 Capital Boulevard
- Roanoke Rapids: 1110 Julian R Allsbrook Highway
- Rocky Mount: 955 N Wesleyan Boulevard
- Southport: 4956 Long Beach Road SE, Ste 8
- Kinston: 2407 N Herritage Street Ste E
Ohio
- Warren: 4331 Mahoning Avenue NW
- Youngstown: 7100 South Avenue
- Alliance: 1965 W State Street
- New Philadelphia: 408 Bluebell Drive NW
- Wintersville: 498 Cadiz Road
- Bridgeport: 56104 National Road
- Reynoldsburg: 6300 E Livingston Avenue
Pennsylvania
- Eynon: 866 Scranton Carbondale Highway
- Dunmore: 1010 O’Neill Highway
- Lewisburg: 7405 Westbranch Highway
South Carolina
- Rock Hill: 2349 Cherry Road Ste 79
- Spartanburg: 1000 N Pine Street
- Simpsonville: 915 S Street Ste A
- Easley: 1023a S Pendleton Street
Tennessee
- Murfreesboro: 1262 NW Broad Street
- Knoxville: 4825 N Broadway Street
- Rogersville: 420 Park Boulevard
- Cleveland: 840 25th Street NW
Virginia
- Winchester: 1090 Millwood Pike
- Front Royal: 260 Remount Road
- Waynesboro: 2715 W Main Street
- Chesapeake: 4300 Portsmouth Boulevard
- Martinsville: 2646 Greensboro Road
West Virginia
- Fairmont: 1228 Country Club Road
- Bridgeport: 104 Thompson Drive
- Elkins: 710 Beverly Pike
- Charleston: 118 Hills Plaza and 7200 McCorkle Avenue SE
- Martinsburg: 110 Eagle School Road
The second wave, opening two weeks after the first, includes stores in 13 states:
Alabama
- Guntersville: 14228 US Highway 431
- Cullman: 1619 Town Square SW
- Northport: 5510 McFarland Boulevard
- Jasper: 1100 Highway 78 W
Florida
- Marianna: 4700 Highway 90
- Callaway: 225 S Tyndall Parkway
- Jacksonville: 9119 Merrill Road Ste 50
- Ormond Beach: 122 S Nova Road
- Crystal River: 146 SE US Highway 19
Georgia
- Dallas: 260 Merchants Square
- Marietta: 2932 Canton Road Ste 210
- Smyrna: 3791 S Cobb Drive SE Ste G
- Buford: 4125 Highway 20, Ste A-2
- Vidalia: 2305 E 1st Street
Kentucky
- Campbellsville: 400 Campbellsville Bypass
- Hazard: 294 Village Lane
- London: 845 S Main Street
- Middlesboro: 102 N 12th Street
- Somerset: 345 N Highway 27 Ste 5
Michigan
- Port Huron: 659 24th Street
- Southgate: 14333 Eureka Road
Mississippi
- Southaven: 875 Main Street
North Carolina
- Elizabeth City: 685 S Hughes Boulevard
- Statesville: 1020 Crossroads Drive
- Mooresville: 376 West Plaza Drive
- Lincolnton: 403 N Generals Boulevard
- Shelby: 1728 E Dixon Boulevard
- Belmont: 601 Park Street
- Greensboro: 3718 Battleground Avenue
- Burlington: 1811 S Church Street
- Lexington: 838 Winston Road
- Wilson: 1700 Raleigh Road Parkway W Ste 104
- Greenville: 609 Greenville Boulevard SE
- Selma: 1403 S Pollock Street
- Dunn: 1140 W Broad Street
- Fayetteville: 3915 Ramsey Street and 3910 Raeford Road
Ohio
- Toledo: 3946 W Alexis Road
- Fremont: 1800 E State Street
- Elyria: 825 Cleveland Street
- Columbus: 2837 Winchester Pike and 4260 West Broad Street
- Grove City: 3961 Hoover Road
- Kettering: 2050 E Dorothy Lane
- Lancaster: 1700 E Main Street
Pennsylvania
- Erie: 2215 W 12th Street
- Meadville: 820 Water Street
- Franklin: 697 Allegheny Boulevard
- New Castle: 2611 Ellwood Road
- Du Bois: 5522 Shaffer Road Unit 7
- Bloomsburg: 2431 Columbia Boulevard
- East Stroudsburg: 156 Eagles Glen Plaza Ste 190
- Lehighton: 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive E
- Camp Hill: 3437 Simpson Ferry Road
- Cleona: 467 W Penn Avenue
South Carolina
- Seneca: 207 Oconee Square Drive
- Greenwood: 339 Bypass 72 NW
- Lexington: 421 Columbia Avenue
- West Columbia: 3230 Augusta Road
Tennessee
- Johnson City: 3110 E Oakland Avenue
- Morristown: 2342 E Andrew Johnson Highway
- Greeneville: 1475 E Andrew Johnson Highway
- Alcoa: 116 S Hall Road
- Sevierville: 201 Forks of the River Parkway
- Jefferson City: 264 E Broadway Boulevard
Virginia
- Fredericksburg: 10611 Courthouse Road
- North Chesterfield: 10001 Hull Street Road
- Chester: 2660 Weir Place
- North Prince George: 5260 Oaklawn Boulevard
- Yorktown: 4318 George Washington Memorial Highway
West Virginia
- Oak Hill: 291 Mall Road
- Beckley: 4522 Robert C Byrd Drive
- Princeton: 1350 Stafford Drive
Additional Big Lots stores are expected to open in June, according to Variety Wholesalers.
Other retailers, meanwhile, have taken over some former Big Lots storefronts. In March, discount retailer Ocean State Job Lot announced it was preparing to acquire 15 former Big Lots stores in Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. Ollie’s Bargain Market has also acquired more than three dozen Big Lots store leases.
It’s unclear when those new stores may open.