Editor's Note: The video in this report is from a previous story. Discount furniture retailer Big Lots will close more Illinois stores than initially expected following a bankruptcy protection ...

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Yet Big Lots had a lot of departments, from kitchen supplies to furniture to groceries. The selection within each was limited, and it felt to me like the store was trying to be everything at once.

Spending on furniture, which was Big Lots' single biggest business segment, dried up after a Covid-driven boom and the company, by its own admission, also lost share to other discounters offering ...

Big Lots, Inc. engages in the operation of retail stores. It operates through the Discount Retailing segment which includes merchandising categories such as furniture, seasonal, soft home ...

That includes some stores that already have closed. Big Lots lists its current store count at 1,244. Spending on furniture, which was Big Lots' single biggest business segment, dried up after a ...

Big Lots has been a popular choice for discounted furniture, decor, gadgets, and other retail products. However, the chain suffered a sales drop of 10.2% between the first quarters of 2023 and 2024, ...

Big Lots stores that are closing are offering a sale of up to 20% off store items, according to the company website. Some Ohio Big Lots stores that will soon close are offering 60-70% off discounts.

QR codes for menus, increased cleanliness standards, and the rise of the self-service kiosk are all legacies of COVID in ...

Big Lots aims to permanently close the doors of more than 50 stores. The discount retailer disclosed its intentions of shuttering 56 more locations in a Friday filing to the bankruptcy court ...

It’s the fourth round of closures announced by the retailer in recent court documents. Big Lots says it will hold closing sales at the shuttering locations. [Photo: Refrina/Adobe Stock] BY ...

Prior to its Chapter 11 petition, reports had suggested a potential bankruptcy filing from Big Lots was coming. The discount ...