2 more Fresno Big Lots stores among 300 set to close in 34 states

(NEXSTAR) — Two much Big Lots stores successful Fresno are among the astir 300 further Big Lots stores acceptable to beryllium closed arsenic speculation that the institution could record for bankruptcy looms.

In aboriginal July, Big Lots warned successful a U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that between 35 and 40 locations could shutter this year. In a new SEC filing, submitted connected July 31, Big Lots said the full fig of closures could scope 315, overmuch higher than the primitively agreed fig of 150.

The Fresno store located astatine the Northgate Shopping Center astatine 7370 N. Blackstone Avenue was antecedently identified arsenic closing successful the filing posted successful aboriginal July. The filing submitted connected July 31 identifies different 2 Big Lots stores successful Fresno arsenic closing: the Fresno stores connected 3520 West Shaw Avenue and connected 4895 Kings Canyon Road.

Company leaders person pointed to ostentation and difficulties successful competing, saying they had “a important doubt” successful their quality to continue. Between the archetypal quarters of 2023 and 2024, Big Lots had reported that income dropped more than 10%.

Big Lots has not released a implicit database of stores that volition beryllium closed but signs person already started to look astatine affected locations. As of Wednesday, astir 300 person banners connected their web pages that work “closing this location” portion alerting customers they could “save up to 20% off.”

Below is simply a database of Big Lots stores by authorities that person “closing this location” alerts connected their web pages. Italicized cities were portion of the previous database of closures from July.

Arkansas, Kentucky, Maine, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, and Wyoming did not antecedently person immoderate closing stores. There were initially nary Ohio locations acceptable to close, either, but Nexstar’s WCMH recovered 8 Big Lots stores wrong the authorities are present connected that list.

• Alabama: Bessemer, Huntsville (Northwest Westside Centre), Prattville, Sylacauga; Troy -
• Arizona: Gilbert, Green Valley (Sahuarita), Payson, Prescott, Tempe, Tucson (West Ina Road and Davis Monthan Air Force Base), Northeast Tucson; Flagstaff, Glendale, Laveen, Mesa, East Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix (Ray Road, 75th Avenue, Bell Road, West Bethany Road, East Bell Road), Scottsdale, Tucson (North Oracle Road)
• Arkansas: Fayetteville
• California: Ceres, Chino, Elk Grove, Fontana, Freedom (Watsonville), Fresno (West Shaw Avenue and Kings Canyon Road), Gardena, La Habra, Lodi, Mission Viejo, North Highlands, Oroville, Paradise, Spring Valley, Torrance, Victorville, Whittier, Yuba City, Yucca Valley, and astir five twelve much locations
• Colorado: Colorado Springs (North Academy Boulevard, South Academy Boulevard, and New Center Point), Greeley, Aurora (South Parker Road), Grand Junction, Littleton, Longmont
• Connecticut: Newington, New Milford, Norwich, Torrington, Waterbury, Windsor, Manchester, Milford, Waterford
• Florida: Boynton Beach, Bradenton, Daytona Beach, Fort Myers (McGregor Boulevard), Miami (Fontainebleau), South Naples, Orlando (South Semoran Boulevard, Waterbridge Downs and Union Park), Plantation, Port Richey, Royal Palm Beach, Sarasota (South Gate Ridge), Stuart, Tampa (Citrus Plaza Drive), Tarpon Springs, Boca Raton, Bonita Springs, Clewiston, Coconut Creek, Destin, Hallandale, Hollywood, Miami Lakes, Orange Park, Orlando (Waterbridge Downs), Pompano Beach
• Georgia: Decatur, Fayetteville, Roswell, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Waynesboro, Savannah, Thomson
• Illinois: Burbank, Calumet City, Centralia, Elgin, Fairview Heights, Oakbrook Terrace, Crest Hill, Lockport, Niles
• Indiana: Elkhart, Fort Wayne (Jefferson Pointe), Warsaw, North Indianapolis, Kokomo
• Kansas: Salina and Kansas City
• Kentucky: Henderson, Lexington (Hamburg Pavilion), and Louisville (Poplar Level Road)
• Louisiana: Bossier City, Denham Springs, Lafayette, Natchitoches
• Maine: Portland
• Maryland: Bowie, Glen Burnie North, Laurel, Lexington Park, Reisterstown
• Massachusetts: Ashland, Northampton, Seekonk, West Springfield, Dennis Port
• Michigan: Big Rapids, Coldwater, Holland, Howell, Lansing, Madison Heights, Petoskey, Kentwood, Okemos, Portage, Ypsilanti
• Minnesota: Albert Lea
• Missouri: Independence, Jefferson City, Kansas City (Washington Street), Saint Joseph, Saint Louis (Christy Boulevard and Lemay Ferry Road)
• Montana: Great Falls and Helena
• Nevada: North Las Vegas
• New Hampshire: Claremont
• New Jersey: Woodbridge
• New York: Buffalo (Sloan and Linden Corners), Canandaigua, Ithaca, New Hartford, Plattsburgh, Poughkeepsie, Carle Place, Centereach, Queensbury
• North Carolina: Charlotte (Pineville and Newell), Durham (Southwest Durham Drive and Avondale Drive), Jefferson, Raleigh (Glenwood Avenue and Garner Station Boulevard)
• Oregon: Beaverton, Eugene, Grants Pass, Gresham, North Bend, Milwaukie, Albany, Salem
• Ohio: Cincinnati, Chester, Centerville, Defiance, Saint Marys, Sandusky, Springdale, Toledo
• Pennsylvania: Coraopolis, Kennett Square, Philadelphia (Franklin Mills), Franklin Mills, Clifton Heights, Exton
• South Carolina: Aiken, Chester, Newberry
• South Dakota: Rapid City
• Tennessee: Franklin, Madison, Union City
• Utah: American Fork, Murray, Layton, Logan
• Vermont: Rutland and Barre
• Virginia: Charlottesville, Lynchburg (Wards Road), Norfolk (East Virginia Beach Boulevard), North Chesterfield (Richmond), Virginia Beach (General Booth Boulevard), Woodbridge, Fredericksburg (Warrenton Road), Manassas
• Washington: Lakewood, Port Orchard, Puyallup, Richland, Spokane, Wenatchee, Bellingham, Burien, Covington, Everett, Kent, Lacey, Lynnwood, Olympia, Port Angeles, Renton, Tacoma (72nd Street), Vancouver (SE 164th Avenue)
• Wisconsin: La Crosse, Neenah, Fond du Lac, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Sheboygan, West Bend
• Wyoming: Cheyenne

Based connected their idiosyncratic web pages, nary of the Big Lots stores successful Delaware, Idaho, Iowa, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas, oregon West Virginia are acceptable to close.

Big Lots has not said erstwhile these stores volition close, and a typical did not instantly respond to Nexstar's petition for comment. It's besides unclear wherefore Big Lots had selected these circumstantial stores for closure.

Big Lots presently has 1,389 locations crossed 48 states (only Alaska and Hawaii are without stores). Should it adjacent the requested 315 stores, Big Lots would suffer astir 23% of its retail locations. The company, based successful Columbus, Ohio, began successful 1967, but it wasn’t until 2001 that each of its store names switched to Big Lots.