UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP


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    Many stores have banners on their web pages that read “closing this location” while alerting customers they could “save up to 20% off.”

    Among those are roughly 60 of the 109 Big Lots stores in California, according to KTXL.

    As of Tuesday, Nexstar found 89 additional stores across 27 states with closure notices on their web pages.

    Alabama: Troy
    Arizona: 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)
    Colorado: Aurora (South Parker Road), Grand Junction, Littleton, Longmont
    Connecticut: Manchester, Milford, Waterford
    Florida: Boca Raton, Bonita Springs, Clewiston, Coconut Creek, Destin, Hallandale, Hollywood, Miami Lakes, Orange Park, Orlando (Waterbridge Downs), Pompano Beach
    Georgia: Savannah, Thomson
    Illinois: Crest Hill, Lockport, Niles
    Indiana: North Indianapolis, Kokomo
    Kansas: Kansas City
    Louisiana: Lafayette, Natchitoches
    Maryland: Laurel, Lexington Park, Reisterstown
    Massachusetts: Dennis Port
    Michigan: Kentwood, Okemos, Portage, Ypsilanti
    Minnesota: Albert Lea
    Missouri: Kansas City (Washington Street), Saint Joseph, Saint Louis (Christy Boulevard)
    Montana: Helena
    New York: Carle Place, Centereach, Queensbury
    North Carolina: Durham (Avondale Drive)
    Oregon: Albany, Salem
    Pennsylvania: Clifton Heights, Exton
    South Carolina: Aiken, Chester, Newberry
    South Dakota: Rapid City
    Utah: Layton, Logan
    Vermont: Barre
    Virginia: Fredericksburg (Warrenton Road), Manassas
    Washington: Bellingham, Burien, Covington, Everett, Kent, Lacey, Lynnwood, Olympia, Port Angeles, Renton, Tacoma (72nd Street), Vancouver (SE 164th Avenue)
    Wisconsin: Fond du Lac, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Sheboygan, West Bend


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    hopefully @MrVietnam won’t be stuck with a bunch of gc’s.
    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.


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    @my4mainecoons said in Big Lots to close up to 40 stores, and it's survival is in doubt:

    hopefully @MrVietnam won’t be stuck with a bunch of gc’s.
    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.

    I don’t think they’ll be closing up everywhere anytime soon, sure they’ve got at least a year. More concerning is if the 40 stores are all concentrated in one area due to theft/high operating costs versus a smattering of stores all over that are underperforming.

    The Big Lots near my Mom in FL closed up earlier in 2024, was in that location a very long time but in a very dead plaza.


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    bump @MrVietnam


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    @my4mainecoons said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.

    No surprise. The store closest to me is on the revised list.


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    @my4mainecoons said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    hopefully @MrVietnam won’t be stuck with a bunch of gc’s.
    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.

    The most MrVietnam will be out is a $15 gift card that I only paid about $12 for. There were only 3 Big Lots stores within 10 miles of my house when I left. Hopefully at least one will remain in business.



  • @mrvietnam said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    @my4mainecoons said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    hopefully @MrVietnam won’t be stuck with a bunch of gc’s.
    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.

    The most MrVietnam will be out is a $15 gift card that I only paid about $12 for. There were only 3 Big Lots stores within 10 miles of my house when I left. Hopefully at least one will remain in business.

    Buena Park is a good store, it’s just in a somewhat-questionably sketchy area. Use up that gift card 🙂



  • Here are some California closures (source, Nexstar Media who seems to be the only one covering this) :

    •Anaheim: 1670 W Katella Avenue; Anaheim, CA 92802
    •Anaheim: 6336 E Santa Ana Canyon Road; Anaheim, CA 92807
    •Atascadero: 2240 El Camino Real; Atascadero, CA 93422
    •Atwater: 1085 Bellevue Road; Atwater, CA, 95301
    •Bakersfield: 1211 Olive Drive; Bakersfield, CA 93308
    •Bakersfield: 2621 Fashion Place; Bakersfield, CA 93306
    •Beaumont: 1782 E 2nd Street; Beaumont, CA 92223
    •Camarillo: 353 Carmen Drive; Camarillo, CA 93010
    •Santa Clarita/Canyon County: 19331 Soledad Canyon Road; Canyon County, CA 91351
    •Chico: 1927 E 20th Street; Chico, CA 95928
    •Concord: 2060 Monument Boulevard; Concord, CA 94520
    •Corona: 740 N Main Street; Corona, CA 92880
    •Culver City: 5587 Sepulveda Boulevard; Culver City, CA 90230
    •Delano: 912 County Line Road; Delano, CA 93215
    •El Cajon: 1085 E Main Street; El Cajon, CA 92021
    •Fairfield: 1500 Oliver Road; Fairfield, CA 94534
    •Folsom: 9500 Greenback Lane, Ste 22; Folsom, CA 95630
    •Fresno: 7370 N Blackstone Avenue; Fresno, CA 93650
    •Gilroy: 360 E 10th Street; Gilroy, CA 95020
    •Hercules: 1551 Sycamore; Hercules, CA 94547
    •Indio: 42225 Jackson Street, Ste B; Indio, CA 92203
    •La Mesa: 6145 Lake Murray Boulevard; La Mesa, CA 91942
    •Livermore: 4484 Las Positas Road; Livermore, CA 94551
    •Lompoc: 1009 N H Street, Ste M; Lompoc, CA 93436
    •Long Beach: 2238 N Bellflower Boulevard; Long Beach, CA 90815
    •Los Banos: 951 W Pacheco Boulevard; Los Banos, CA 93635
    •Manteca: 1321 West Yosemite, Avenue; Manteca, CA 95337
    •Merced: 665 Fairfield Drive; Merced, CA 95348
    •Milpitas: 111 Ranch Drive; Milpitas, CA 95035
    •Modesto: 3900 Sisk Road; Modesto, CA 95356
    •Oceanside: 1702 Oceanside Boulevard; Oceanside, CA 92054
    •Ontario: 4430 Ontario Mills Parkwasy; Ontario, CA 91764
    •Placerville: 47 Fair Lane; Placerville, CA 95667
    •Rancho Santa Margarita: 30501 Avenida De Las Flores; Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
    •Redlands: 810 Tri City Center; Redlands, CA 92374
    •Riverside: 2620 Canyon Springs Parkway; Riverside, CA 92507
    •Rohnert Park: 565 Rohner Park Expressway; Rohner Park, CA 94928
    •Sacramento: 6630 Valley Hi Drive; Sacramento, CA 95823
    •Sacramento: 8700 La Riviera Drive; Sacramento, CA 95826
    •Salinas: 370 Northridge Mall; Salinas, CA 93906
    •San Bernardino: 499 W Orange Show Road; San Bernardino, CA 92408
    •Santa Clara: 3735 El Camino Real; Santa Clara, CA 95051
    •Santa Maria: 1417 S Broadway; Santa Maria, CA 93454
    •Santa Paula: 568 W Main Street, Ste B; Santa Paula, CA 93060
    •Santa Rosa: 2055 Mendocino Avenue; Santa Rosa, CA 95401
    •Simi Valley: 1189 Simi Town Center Way; Simi Valley, CA 93065
    •Stockton: 2720 Country Club Boulevard; Stockton, CA 95204
    •Temecula: 27411 Ynez Road: Temcula, CA 92591
    •Tracy: 2681 N Tracy Boulevard; Tracy, CA 95376
    •Turlock: 1840 Countryside Drive; Turlock, CA 95380
    •Ukiah: 225 Orchard Plz; Ukiah, CA 95482
    •Vacaville: 818 Alamo Drive; Vacaville, CA 95688
    •Visalia: 2525 S Monney Boulevard; Visalia, CA 93277
    •Woodland: 52 W Court Street; Woodland, CA 95695


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    @ctujackbauer said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    @mrvietnam said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    @my4mainecoons said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    hopefully @MrVietnam won’t be stuck with a bunch of gc’s.
    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.

    The most MrVietnam will be out is a $15 gift card that I only paid about $12 for. There were only 3 Big Lots stores within 10 miles of my house when I left. Hopefully at least one will remain in business.

    Buena Park is a good store, it’s just in a somewhat-questionably sketchy area. Use up that gift card 🙂

    Thanks for the info that Buena Park is still open. That means 2 out of the 3 Big Lots in my area survived the cut! With that said I think I will stick to a Walmart gift card the next time TCB has a bonus available.



  • @mrvietnam said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    @ctujackbauer said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    @mrvietnam said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    @my4mainecoons said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    hopefully @MrVietnam won’t be stuck with a bunch of gc’s.
    The Big Lots near me recently reopened after we got flooded last summer. I have to assume it was worth the cost to restore it although the store has never seemed busy and I never find anything that can’t be bought for less elsewhere.

    The most MrVietnam will be out is a $15 gift card that I only paid about $12 for. There were only 3 Big Lots stores within 10 miles of my house when I left. Hopefully at least one will remain in business.

    Buena Park is a good store, it’s just in a somewhat-questionably sketchy area. Use up that gift card 🙂

    Thanks for the info that Buena Park is still open. That means 2 out of the 3 Big Lots in my area survived the cut! With that said I think I will stick to a Walmart gift card the next time TCB has a bonus available.

    I believe Walmart has a low maximum number of gift cards you can use in one transaction when purchasing online (3, 4, or 5 gift cards.) I don’t know about the in-store limit.

    Target lets you combine gift cards into a singular balance with the app.


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    I hear you, but I prefer shopping at Walmart rather than Target though. I often use my Walmart gift cards at Sam’s Club, too.


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    I haven’t been able to use WM eGC at SCO and often the cashiers struggle with them. They got rid of being able to buy a plastic gc with eGC.


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    @my4mainecoons said in UPDATED 7/23 Big Lots to close 149 stores, list in OP:

    I haven’t been able to use WM eGC at SCO and often the cashiers struggle with them. They got rid of being able to buy a plastic gc with eGC.

    I know you don’t have a smartphone, but what I was told at walmart is:

    Add the e gift card to your app and then use Walmart Pay at checkout at the store, you can pull the funds off it that way.


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    I have the app on my wifi only smartphone and tablets. I’ll see if that works. Thanks!

    I got a $99 WM egc for being in a focus group. Other options were Target (nearest an hour away) and Amazon (trying to spend down Amazon gc) .


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    The gondolas, a pallet jack and the baler from my closing Big Lots are for sale on FB Marketplace.


 

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