(NEXSTAR) — It has been roughly 5 months since low cost retailer Big Lots filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy safety. In that point, the corporate has closed more than 500 stores, chopping its footprint right down to less than 900 stores as of February 2025.
Lately filed court docket paperwork, nonetheless, counsel a whole lot of shops may stay open.
Final month, Massive Tons closed a beforehand introduced sale settlement with Gordon Brothers Retail Companions. As a part of the deal, Selection Wholesalers is ready to amass 200 to 400 Massive Tons shops, which might retain the Massive Tons branding, and two distribution facilities, Nexstar’s WCMH previously reported.
That announcement got here roughly a month after Massive Tons mentioned it was starting “going out of business” sales at all of its locations. Gordon Brothers has listed hundreds of store leases for auction throughout the greater than 40 states the place Massive Tons nonetheless has a presence.
Courtroom paperwork filed Monday present the 200 areas designated for Selection Wholesalers to take over. Whereas these areas are meant to function as Massive Tons shops, the record is just not last, and extra areas could possibly be added, a spokesperson for Gordon Brothers confirmed to Fast Company. The choice would wish court docket approval, and the transition may take time, firm officers warned.
In accordance with the court docket filings, the next areas may proceed to function as Massive Tons shops underneath Selection Wholesalers, if accepted:
- Alabama: Athens, Cullman, Decatur, Jasper, Cell, Northport
- Florida: Brandon, Callaway, Crystal River, Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Marianna, Milton, North Fort Meyers, Ormond Seaside, Ruskin, Saint Cloud, Spring Hill
- Georgia: Brunswick, Buford, Cornelia, Covington, Dallas, Fort Oglethorpe, LaGrange, Marietta, Smyrna, Statesboro, Valdosta, Vidalia, Waycross
- Indiana: Jasper
- Kentucky: Campbellsville, Danville, Elizabethtown, Hazard, London, Middlesboro, Mount Sterling, Richmond, Somerset, South Williamson
- Louisiana: Metairie
- Michigan: Burton, Flint, Huron, Shelby Township, Southgate
- Mississippi: Pearl, Tupelo
- North Carolina: Aberdeen, Albemarle, Asheboro, Belmont, Burlington, Clemmons, Harmony, Elizabeth Metropolis, Elkin, Fayetteville, Franklin, Fuquay-Varina, Greensboro, Greenville, Hickory, Excessive Level (Eastchester Drive and Westchester Drive) Jacksonville, Kannapolis, Laurinburg, Lexington, Lincolnton, Lumberton, Mocksville, Mooresville, Morehead Metropolis, Morganton, Mount Ethereal, Murphy, New Bern, Newton, Roanoke Rapids, Rocky Mount, Salisbury, Sanford, Selma, Shallotte, Shelby, Southport, Spindale, Statesville, Wake Forest, Waynesville, Weaverville, Wilkesboro, Wilson
- Ohio: Akron (Market Avenue and East Waterloo Highway), Alliance, Barberton, Bridgeport, Canton, Cincinnati (Werk Highway), Cleveland, Columbus, Cuyahoga Falls, Elyria, Fremont, Gallipolis, Grove Metropolis, Harrison, Kettering, Lancaster, Marietta, Mentor, New Philadelphia, Reynoldsburg, South Level, Toledo, Warren, Wheelersburg, Wintersville, Youngstown
- Pennsylvania: Bloomsburg, Camp Hill, Cleona, DuBois, Dunmore, East Stroudsburg, Ephrata, Eynon, Fairless Hills, Franklin, Greensburg, Hanover, Indiana, Johnstown, Lehighton, Lewisburg, Meadville, New Fort, Pittsburgh (McKnight Highway and Penn Hills Drive), Rochester, York
- South Carolina: Beaufort, Columbia (Two Notch Highway and St. Andrews Highway), Conway, Easley, Goose Creek, Greenwood, Lancaster, Moncks Nook, Myrtle Seaside, North Myrtle Seaside, Rock Hill, Seneca, Simpsonville, Spartanburg, Summerville, West Columbia
- Tennessee: Clarksville, Cleveland, Columbia, Dickson, Gallatin, Greeneville, Jefferson Metropolis, Johnson Metropolis, Knoxville, Morristown, Murfreesboro, Rogersville, Sevierville, Tullahoma
- Virginia: Chesapeake (Army Freeway and Portsmouth Boulevard), Chester, Fredericksburg, Entrance Royal, Hampton, Martinsville, Norfolk, North Chesterfield, North Prince George, Richlands, Roanoke, Vinton, Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Yorktown
- West Virginia: Beckley, Bridgeport, Charleston, Elkins, Martinsburg, Oak Hill, Princeton
As of Feb. 6, the Big Lots website nonetheless says all shops are closing. Representatives for Massive Tons and Gordon Brothers didn’t instantly reply to Nexstar’s request for remark.
