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Good news for Big Lots customers: These are the 54 stores that will reopen in May

A second wave of Big Lots stores is set to open in 12 states in May as the brand’s new owners bring the discount retailer roaring back to life.

Calum Roche Greg Heilman

Update: Apr 29th, 2025 05:34 EDT

The new owner of over 200 Big Lots locations is continuing to reopen stores that were shuttered last year. In May, 54 more locations across 12 states will join the nine that welcomed customers once again earlier in April.

The rest of the locations will be opened in subsequent waves in the lead up to a grand opening celebration at all the stores with the familiar orange-and-black sign this fall.

Who’s behind the Big Lots comeback?

That would be Variety Wholesalers, the North Carolina-based retail group that bought 219 Big Lots stores and two distribution centers in a deal finalized after the brand was sold to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. As part of the relaunch, Variety is promising better deals, a wider selection, and something Big Lots never really pushed before, a full apparel department.

CEO Lisa Seigies says shoppers should expect more than just the old Big Lots experience. “Remodeled stores, closeout deals, and new categories like family clothing and electronics” are all part of the plan, though she did admit the early days might look a bit rough. “We know the stores won’t be perfect to start,” she said. “But each week, we’ll add more new products.”

Which Big Lots stores are reopening first?

Here’s the list of Big Lots locations that reopened on April 10:

1342 Indian Mound Dr, Mount Sterling, KY
755 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA
2605 W Main St, Tupelo, MS
5778 Hwy 80 E, Pearl, MS
1432 E Dixie Dr, Asheboro, NC
1041 S Riverside Dr, Clarksville, TN
744 Nashville Pike, Gallatin, TN
220 Dickson Plaza Dr, Dickson, TN
2911 Hershberger Rd NW, Roanoke, VA

More reopenings are on the way

If your local Big Lots didn’t make the April cut, don’t worry. Fifty-four more stores are scheduled to reopen on May 1, with more batches to follow through early June. Here are the locations coming in the next wave:

Alabama

5363 Hwy 90 W Ste C, Mobile
603 US Hwy 72 W, Athens
1820 6th Ave SE, Decatur

Georgia

558 Battlefield Pkwy, Fort Oglethorpe
323 Habersham Village Cir, Cornelia
110 E Northside Dr, Valdosta
2708 Peach Orchard Rd, Augusta

Indiana

195 S US Hwy 231, Jasper

Kentucky

200 Sycamore St Ste 151, Elizabethtown
472 Eastern Byp, Richmond
1714 Perryville Rd Ste 400, Danville
942 Happy Valley Rd, Glasgow

Michigan

4157 E. Court Street, Burton
5112 Miller Rd, Flint
7651 23 Mile Rd, Shelby Township

North Carolina

1504 N Bridge St, Elkin
1826 W US Hwy 421 Ste K, Wilkesboro
526c US Highway 70 SW, Hickory
2587 W Franklin Blvd, Gastonia
1328 Carter St, Mount Airy
1063 Yadkinville Rd, Mocksville
100 Westwood Village Dr, Clemmons
12295 Capital Blvd, Wake Forest
1110 Julian R Allsbrook Hwy, Roanoke Rapids
955 N Wesleyan Blvd, Rocky Mount
4956 Long Beach Rd SE Ste 8, Southport
2407 N Herritage St Ste E, Kinston

Ohio

4331 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren
7100 South Ave, Boardman
1965 W State St, Alliance
498 Cadiz Rd, Wintersville
56104 National Rd, Bridgeport
6300 E Livingston Ave, Reynoldsburg

Pennsylvania

866 Scranton Carbondale Hwy, Archbald
1010 O’Neill Hwy, Dunmore
7405 Westbranch Hwy, Lewisburg

South Carolina

2349 Cherry Rd Ste 79, Rock Hill
1000 N Pine St, Spartanburg
915 S St Ste A, Simpsonville
1023A S Pendleton St, Easley

Tennessee

1262 NW Broad St, Murfreesboro
4825 N Broadway St, Knoxville
420 Park Blvd, Rogersville
840 25th St NW, Cleveland

Virginia

1090 Millwood Pike, Winchester
2715 W Main St, Waynesboro
4300 Portsmouth Blvd, Chesapeake
2646 Greensboro Rd, Martinsville

West Virginia

1228 Country Club Rd, Fairmont
104 Thompson Dr, Bridgeport
710 Beverly Pike, Elkins
118 Hills Plz, Charleston
110 Eagle School Rd, Martinsburg
7200 MacCorkle Ave SE, Charleston

“We’re thrilled to bring the Big Lots! brand back to life by offering more deals than ever, lots of famous brands and a new apparel department for the entire family,” Seigies said in a press release.

Get along if you can and grab a bargain!

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