About 500 Big Lots stores are planned to close, including 23 more in Ohio. Here's a look at the latest on the Columbus-based retailer's bankruptcy.

The company buying Columbus-based Big Lots has identified about 500 Big Lots stores, including several in central Ohio, that it plans to close.

Another big cut coming to Big Lots' store base as more than 500 are up for sale, including six around Columbus.

Big Lots faces tough times after announcing in December 2024 that it would close all stores due to bankruptcy, which was filed in September of that year. In a last ditch effort to

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Big Lots is under new ownership after a last-minute sale went through that will keep hundreds of stores in operation and prevent thousands of layoffs. The Columbus-based ...

Discount store Big Lots is expected to close more stores across the country after a deal made with the company’s new owner.

There are three other Big Lots locations in Louisville (6650 Dixie Highway and 5518 New Cut Road; and 3938 Taylorsville Road, which is listed by Google as "temporarily closed" and not listed on Big Lots' location webpage) and Elizabethtown, Kentucky.

Gordon Brothers' purchase of Big Lots Inc. was completed Jan. 9, according to a press release from the firm, but the agreement was announced Dec. 27. Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September and has already closed or sold leases for hundreds of stores as part of that process.

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The Columbus, Ohio-based retailer announced this month it closed a previously announced sale agreement with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. The agreement will enable Variety Wholesalers to acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores, which it plans to operate under the Big Lots brand, and up to two distribution centers.

Joann, the Ohio-based fabric and craft store, has again filed for bankruptcy and plans to sell all assets to the same company that recently acquired Big Lots. One of the largest arts and crafts retailers,

Big Lots is under new ownership after a last-minute sale went through that will keep hundreds of stores in operation and prevent thousands of layoffs.