Big Lots May stores reopening: See the full list of ‘3rd wave’ locations that will open this week

This week, the discount retail chain Big Lots will open dozens of new stores. The openings are the third part of a four-wave relaunch of the brand, which marks a radical turnaround for a chain that was expected to close every store permanently after it filed for bankruptcy last year. Here’s what you need to know about the latest round of Big Lots store openings. Big Lots back from bankruptcy brink Back in December 2024, Big Lots filed for bankruptcy after years of financial struggles. The company announced that it would close all of its 800 stores and permanently go out of business, and it brought in liquidation specialists Gordon Brothers to oversee the closure. But in a last-minute deal, Variety Wholesalers, which owns discount chains including Super Dollar and Bargain Town, swooped in and agreed to buy 219 Big Lots locations from Gordon Brothers. Variety then announced that it would reopen those locations after a brief period of closure for remodeling and restocking, and continue to operate them under the Big Lots brand. As Fast Company previously reported, those 219 Big Lots reopenings would be conducted in a phased approach made up of four waves: The first wave of stores opened in April. The second wave of stores opened in early May. This week, the third wave of that phased reopening begins. 78 more Big Lots locations to open on May 15 On Thursday, May 15, an additional 78 Big Lots stores will reopen in Variety Wholesalers’ third wave. The 78 store openings will occur in 13 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. The state with the most openings in this wave is North Carolina with 16 openings, followed by Pennsylvania with 10 openings. Here is the full list of Big Lots wave 3 openings: Alabama 14228 US Highway 431, Guntersville, AL, 35976 5510 McFarland Blvd, Northport, AL, 35476 1100 Hwy 78 W, Jasper, AL, 35501 2821 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL, 36303 Florida 4700 Highway 90, Marianna, FL, 32446 225 S Tyndall Pkwy, Panama City, FL, 32404 9119 Merrill Rd Ste 50, Jacksonville, FL, 32225 122 S Nova Rd, Ormond Beach, FL, 32174 146 SE US Highway 19, Crystal River, FL, 34429 Georgia 260 Merchants Square, Dallas, GA, 30132 2932 Canton Rd Ste 210, Marietta, GA, 30066 3791 S Cobb Dr SE Ste G, Smyrna, GA, 30080 4125 Highway 20, Ste A-2, Buford, GA, 30518 2305 E 1st St, Vidalia, GA, 30474 1803 Knight Ave Ste A2, Waycross, GA, 31501 4420 Altama Ave Ste C2, Brunswick, GA, 31520 Kentucky 400 Campbellsville Byp, Campbellsville, KY, 42718 294 Village Ln, Hazard, KY, 41701 845 S Main St, London, KY, 40741 102 N 12th St, Middlesboro, KY, 40965 345 N Hwy 27 Ste 5, Somerset, KY, 42503 Michigan 659 24th St, Port Huron, MI, 48060 14333 Eureka Rd, Southgate, MI, 48195 Mississippi 875 Main St, Southhaven, MS, 38671 North Carolina 685 S Hughes Blvd, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909 2725 Northwest Blvd, Newton, NC, 28658 1020 Crossroads Dr, Statesville, NC, 28625 376 West Plaza Drive, Mooresville, NC, 28117 403 N Generals Blvd, Lincolnton, NC, 28092 1728 E Dixon Blvd, Shelby, NC, 28152 601 Park St, Belmont, NC, 28012 3718 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27410 1811 S Church St, Burlington, NC, 27215 838 Winston Rd, Lexington, NC, 27295 1700 Raleigh Rd Pkwy W Ste 104, Wilson, NC, 27896 609 Greenville Blvd SE, Greenville, NC, 27858 1403 S Pollock St, Selma, NC, 27576 1140 W Broad St, Dunn, NC, 28334 3915 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC, 28311 3910 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville, NC, 28304 Ohio 3946 W Alexis Rd, Toledo, OH, 43623 1800 E State St, Fremont, OH, 43420 825 Cleveland St, Elyria, OH, 44035 408 Bluebell Dr NW, New Philadelphia, OH, 44663 2837 Winchester Pike, Columbus, OH, 43232 4260 West Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43228 3961 Hoover Rd, Grove City, OH, 43123 2050 E Dorothy Ln, Kettering, OH, 45420 1700 E Main St, Lancaster, OH, 43130 Pennsylvania 2215 W 12th St, Erie, PA, 16505 820 Water St, Meadville, PA, 16335 697 Allegheny Blvd, Franklin, PA, 16323 2611 Ellwood Rd, New Castle, PA, 16101 5522 Shaffer Rd Unit 7, Du Bois, PA, 15801 2431 Columbia Blvd, Bloomsburg, PA, 17815 156 Eagles Glen Plz Ste 190, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA, 18235 3437 Simpson Ferry Rd, Camp Hill, PA, 17011 467 W Penn Ave, Cleona, PA, 17042 South Carolina 207 Oconee Square Dr, Seneca, SC, 29678 339 Bypass 72 NW, Greenwood, SC, 29649 421 Columbia Ave, Lexington, SC, 29072 3230 Augusta Rd, West Columbia, SC, 29170 Tennessee 3110 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601 2342 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Morristow

May 12, 2025 - 13:57

Big Lots May stores reopening: See the full list of ‘3rd wave’ locations that will open this week

This week, the discount retail chain Big Lots will open dozens of new stores. The openings are the third part of a four-wave relaunch of the brand, which marks a radical turnaround for a chain that was expected to close every store permanently after it filed for bankruptcy last year. Here’s what you need to know about the latest round of Big Lots store openings.

Big Lots back from bankruptcy brink

Back in December 2024, Big Lots filed for bankruptcy after years of financial struggles. The company announced that it would close all of its 800 stores and permanently go out of business, and it brought in liquidation specialists Gordon Brothers to oversee the closure.

But in a last-minute deal, Variety Wholesalers, which owns discount chains including Super Dollar and Bargain Town, swooped in and agreed to buy 219 Big Lots locations from Gordon Brothers. Variety then announced that it would reopen those locations after a brief period of closure for remodeling and restocking, and continue to operate them under the Big Lots brand.

As Fast Company previously reported, those 219 Big Lots reopenings would be conducted in a phased approach made up of four waves:

The first wave of stores opened in April.
The second wave of stores opened in early May.

This week, the third wave of that phased reopening begins.

78 more Big Lots locations to open on May 15

On Thursday, May 15, an additional 78 Big Lots stores will reopen in Variety Wholesalers’ third wave.

The 78 store openings will occur in 13 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The state with the most openings in this wave is North Carolina with 16 openings, followed by Pennsylvania with 10 openings.

Here is the full list of Big Lots wave 3 openings:

Alabama

14228 US Highway 431, Guntersville, AL, 35976
5510 McFarland Blvd, Northport, AL, 35476
1100 Hwy 78 W, Jasper, AL, 35501
2821 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL, 36303

Florida

4700 Highway 90, Marianna, FL, 32446
225 S Tyndall Pkwy, Panama City, FL, 32404
9119 Merrill Rd Ste 50, Jacksonville, FL, 32225
122 S Nova Rd, Ormond Beach, FL, 32174
146 SE US Highway 19, Crystal River, FL, 34429

Georgia

260 Merchants Square, Dallas, GA, 30132
2932 Canton Rd Ste 210, Marietta, GA, 30066
3791 S Cobb Dr SE Ste G, Smyrna, GA, 30080
4125 Highway 20, Ste A-2, Buford, GA, 30518
2305 E 1st St, Vidalia, GA, 30474
1803 Knight Ave Ste A2, Waycross, GA, 31501
4420 Altama Ave Ste C2, Brunswick, GA, 31520

Kentucky

400 Campbellsville Byp, Campbellsville, KY, 42718
294 Village Ln, Hazard, KY, 41701
845 S Main St, London, KY, 40741
102 N 12th St, Middlesboro, KY, 40965
345 N Hwy 27 Ste 5, Somerset, KY, 42503

Michigan

659 24th St, Port Huron, MI, 48060
14333 Eureka Rd, Southgate, MI, 48195

Mississippi

875 Main St, Southhaven, MS, 38671

North Carolina

685 S Hughes Blvd, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909
2725 Northwest Blvd, Newton, NC, 28658
1020 Crossroads Dr, Statesville, NC, 28625
376 West Plaza Drive, Mooresville, NC, 28117
403 N Generals Blvd, Lincolnton, NC, 28092
1728 E Dixon Blvd, Shelby, NC, 28152
601 Park St, Belmont, NC, 28012
3718 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27410
1811 S Church St, Burlington, NC, 27215
838 Winston Rd, Lexington, NC, 27295
1700 Raleigh Rd Pkwy W Ste 104, Wilson, NC, 27896
609 Greenville Blvd SE, Greenville, NC, 27858
1403 S Pollock St, Selma, NC, 27576
1140 W Broad St, Dunn, NC, 28334
3915 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC, 28311
3910 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville, NC, 28304

Ohio

3946 W Alexis Rd, Toledo, OH, 43623
1800 E State St, Fremont, OH, 43420
825 Cleveland St, Elyria, OH, 44035
408 Bluebell Dr NW, New Philadelphia, OH, 44663
2837 Winchester Pike, Columbus, OH, 43232
4260 West Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43228
3961 Hoover Rd, Grove City, OH, 43123
2050 E Dorothy Ln, Kettering, OH, 45420
1700 E Main St, Lancaster, OH, 43130

Pennsylvania

2215 W 12th St, Erie, PA, 16505
820 Water St, Meadville, PA, 16335
697 Allegheny Blvd, Franklin, PA, 16323
2611 Ellwood Rd, New Castle, PA, 16101
5522 Shaffer Rd Unit 7, Du Bois, PA, 15801
2431 Columbia Blvd, Bloomsburg, PA, 17815
156 Eagles Glen Plz Ste 190, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301
1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA, 18235
3437 Simpson Ferry Rd, Camp Hill, PA, 17011
467 W Penn Ave, Cleona, PA, 17042

South Carolina

207 Oconee Square Dr, Seneca, SC, 29678
339 Bypass 72 NW, Greenwood, SC, 29649
421 Columbia Ave, Lexington, SC, 29072
3230 Augusta Rd, West Columbia, SC, 29170

Tennessee

3110 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601
2342 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Morristown, TN, 37814
1475 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville, TN, 37745
116 S Hall Rd, Alcoa, TN, 37701
201 Forks of the River Parkway, Sevierville, TN, 37862
264 E Broadway Blvd, Jefferson City, TN, 37760

Virginia

260 Remount Rd, Front Royal, VA, 22630
10611 Courthouse Rd, Fredericksburg, VA, 22407
10001 Hull Street Rd, North Chesterfield, VA, 23236
2660 Weir Place, Chester, VA, 23831
5260 Oaklawn Blvd, North Prince George, VA, 23860
4318 George Washington Mem Hwy, Yorktown, VA, 23692

West Virginia

291 Mall Rd, Oak Hill, WV, 25901
4522 Robert C Byrd Dr, Beckley, WV, 25801
1350 Stafford Dr, Princeton, WV, 24740

Future Big Lots reopenings

Thursday’s openings will represent the third wave of Variety Wholesaler’s four-phased Big Lots reopening rollout.

With Thursday’s opening of another 78 locations, that will bring Big Lots’ total reopenings to 141. That means the final 78 openings of the 219 total planned stores will happen in wave 4, which is currently scheduled for June.