A BIG Lots location has shutting its doors, with a rival coming in to take its place.
The closed location will soon be home to an Ollie’s “Good Stuff Cheap” store.
GettyBig Lots has gone bankrupt, and is preparing to shut down[/caption]It was a loss for the bankrupt Big Lots, which currently has around 1,300 stores.
CLOSING DOWN
A Big Lots in Newington, Connecticut closed late this fall.
The 3105 Berlin Turnpike location was about 15 minutes south of Hartford, the state’s capital.
Ollie’s, a national competitor, will enter the space in March 2025, The Hartford Courant reported.
It’s also eyeing more locations across the Constitution State.
MOCKERY?
Some Big Lots aficionados have noticed the chain seeming to mimic Ollie’s branding.
Ollie’s is recognizable for its playful font choices in marketing.
One customer recently commented on a Facebook post of the Courant’s story pointing this out.
She said Big Lots “just recently had adverts mocking Ollie’s.”
While it’s not clear exactly what she was referencing, some on Reddit have noticed something similar.
Some pointed out a “similar design” on an in-store sign that said, “see how we compare,” with an underline under the word “we.”
One said their local Big Lots was making announcements that sounded similar to Ollie’s.
BIG LOSS
Big Lots announced this week it would begin the process of closing down all of its stores after filing for bankruptcy.
As of October, ScrapeHero reported the company had 1,348 stores across 48 states.
After a deal to save the chain from a private equity firm fell through, the company prepared to give up the ghost.
Full list of closing Big Lots locations
The full list of Big Lots closures is:
Alabama:
1327 S Brundidge St., TroyArizona:
1416 E Route 66, Flagstaff17510 N 75th Ave, Glendale 3630 W. Baseline Rd., Laveen 2840 E Main St., Ste 109, Mesa 6839 E Main St., Mesa 24760 N Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Peoria 2020 N 75th Ave, Ste 40, Phoenix 230 E. Bell Rd., Phoenix 4727 East Bell Rd., Phoenix 2330 W Bethany Home Rd., Phoenix 4835 E Ray Rd., Phoenix 1260 Gail Gardner Way, Prescott 10220 N 90th St., Scottsdale 940 E Baseline Rd., Tempe 7025 E Tanque Verde Rd., Tucson 4525 N Oracle Rd., Tucson 3900 W Ina Rd., Tucson 2520 S Harrison Rd., TucsonArkansas:
2999 N College Ave, FayettevilleCalifornia:
1670 W Katella Ave., Anaheim 6336 E Santa Ana Canyon Rd., Anaheim 2240 El Camino Real, Atascadero 1085 Bellevue Rd., Atwater 1211 Olive Dr., Bakersfield 2621 Fashion Pl., Bakersfield 1482 E 2nd St., Beaumont 353 Carmen Dr., Camarillo 19331 Soledad Canyon Rd., Canyon Country 1611 E Hatch Rd., Ste A Ceres 1927 E 20th St., Chico 12550 Central Ave., Chino 2060 Monument Blvd, Concord 740 N Main St., Corona 5587 Sepulveda Blvd., Culver City 912 County Line Rd., Delano 1085 E Main St., El Cajon 8539 Elk Grove Blvd., Elk Grove 1500 Oliver Rd., Fairfield 9500 Greenback Ln., Ste 22, Folsom 17575 Foothill Blvd., Fontana 1986 Freedom Blvd., Freedom 3520 W. Shaw Ave, Fresno 4895 E Kings Canyon Rd., Fresno 7370 N Blackstone Ave., Fresno 2900 W Rosecrans Ave., Gardena 360 E 10th St., Gilroy 1551 Sycamore Ave., Hercules 42225 Jackson St., Ste B, Indio 3003 W Manchester Blvd., Inglewood 1020 W Imperial Hwy, La Habra 6145 Lake Murray Blvd., La Mesa 4484 Las Positas Road, Livermore 380 S Cherokee Ln., Lodi 1009 N H St, Ste M, Lompoc 2238 N Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach 951 W Pacheco Blvd., Los Banos 1321 West Yosemite Ave., Manteca 665 Fairfield Dr., Merced 111 Ranch Dr., Milpitas 27142 La Paz Rd., Mission Viejo 3900 Sisk Road, Modesto 3615 Elkhorn Blvd., North Highlands 1702 Oceanside Blvd., Oceanside 4430 Ontario Mills Pkwy, Ontario 1875 Oro Dam Blvd E., Oroville 6646 Clark Rd., Paradise 47 Fair Ln., Placerville 30501 Avenida De Las Flores, Rancho Santa Margarita 810 Tri City Ctr., Redlands 2620 Canyon Springs Parkway, Riverside 565 Rohnert Park Expressway, Rohnert Park 6630 Valley Hi Dr., Sacramento 8700 La Riviera Dr., Sacramento 370 Northridge Mall, Salinas 499 W Orange Show Rd., San Bernardino 3735 El Camino Real, Santa Clara 1417 S Broadway, Santa Maria 568 W Main St., Ste B, Santa Paula 2055 Mendocino Ave, Santa Rosa 1189 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley 633 Sweetwater Rd., Spring Valley 2720 Country Club Blvd, Stockton 27411 Ynez Rd., Temecula 955 Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance 2681 N Tracy Blvd, Tracy 1840 Countryside Dr., Turlock 225 Orchard Plz, Ukiah 818 Alamo Dr., Vacaville 14790 La Paz Dr., Victorville 2525 S Mooney Blvd., Visalia 13241 Whittier Blvd., Whittier 52 W Court St., Woodland 1320 Franklin Road, Yuba City 56865 29 Palms Hwy, Yucca ValleyColorado:
6626 South Parker Road, Aurora 1990 S Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs 2975 New Center Point, Colorado Springs 5085 N Academy Blvd, Colorado Springs 2401 N Ave, Ste 19b, Grand Junction 2628 11th Ave, Greeley 8100 W Crestline Ave., Unit B5, Littleton 2151 Main St., LongmontConnecticut:
1470 Pleasant Valley Road, Manchester 56 Turnpike Square., Milford 3105 Berlin Tpke., Newington 42 Town St., Ste 1200, Norwich 1931 E Main St., Torrington 650 Wolcott St., Waterbury 40 Boston Post Rd., Waterford 560 Windsor Ave., WindsorFlorida:
21697 State Rd., 7, Boca Raton 25191 Chamber Of Commerce Dr., Bonita Springs 901 N Congress Ave., Boynton Beach 7381 52nd Pl E, Bradenton 328 E Sugarland Hwy, Clewiston 4847 Coconut Creek Pkwy, Coconut Creek 2400 W International Speedway, Daytona Beach 34940 Emerald Coast Pkwy, Destin 15271 Mcgregor Blvd., Fort Myers 1761 E Hallandale Beach Blvd., Hallandale 3921 Oakwood Blvd., Hollywood 8265 W Flagler St., Miami 5580 Nw 167th St., Miami Lakes 2882 Tamiami Trl E, Naples 700 Blanding Blvd, Ste 1, Orange Park 11230 S Orange Blossom Trl, Orlando 11672 E Colonial Dr., Orlando 1801 S Semoran Blvd., Orlando 7067 W Broward Blvd., Ste B, Plantation 1440 Ne 23rd St., Pompano Beach 11854 Us Highway 19, Port Richey 511 N State Rd. 7, Royal Palm Beach 3750 Bee Ridge Rd., Sarasota 2236 Se Federal Hwy, Stuart 12601 Citrus Plaza Dr., Tampa 41306 Us Hwy 19 N, Tarpon SpringsGeorgia:
2738 Candler Rd., Decatur 375 Pavilion Pkwy, Fayetteville 610 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Ste 300, Roswell 13051 Abercorn St., Savannah 31 Hwy 138 W, Ste 150, Stockbridge 5370 Stone Mountain Hwy, Ste 300, Stone Mountain 687 Main St., Thomson 263 S Liberty St., WaynesboroIllinois:
8148 S Cicero Ave., Burbank 1699 River Oaks Dr., Calumet City 1139 W Broadway, Centralia 1608 N Larkin Ave., Crest Hill 204 S. Randall Rd., Elgin 10850 Lincoln Trl, Fairview Heights 340 Summit Dr., Lockport 7233 W Dempster St., Niles 17w714 W 22nd St., Oakbrook TerraceIndiana:
138 W Hively Ave., Elkhart 3958 Illinois Rd., Fort Wayne 8401 Michigan Rd., Indianapolis 2136 E Markland Ave., Kokomo 2806 Frontage Rd., WarsawKansas:
7533 State Ave., Kansas City 2450 South 9th St., SalinaKentucky:
1321 2nd St., Henderson 1980 Pavilion Way, Lexington 4025 Poplar Level Rd., Unit 102, LouisvilleLouisiana:
3161 E Texas St., Bossier City 2354 S Range Ave., Denham Springs 3557 Ambassador Caffery Pkwy, Lafayette 339 South Dr., Ste D, NatchitochesMaine:
1100 Brighton Ave., PortlandMaryland:
4420 Mitchelville Rd., Bowie 6623 Governor Ritchie Hwy, Glen Burnie 3331 Corridor Marketplace, Laurel 21800 N Shangri La Dr., Unit 20, Lexington Park 11989 Reisterstown Rd #a, Ste A, ReisterstownMassachusetts:
41 Pond St., Ashland 400 Main St., Dennis Port 178 N King St., Northampton 179 Highland Ave., Seekonk 1150a Union Street Ext., West SpringfieldMichigan:
750 Perry Ave., Big Rapids 373 N Willowbrook Rd., Coldwater 2353 N Park Dr., Holland 3669 E. Grand River Ave., Howell 4254 28th St. Se, Kentwood 5625 W Saginaw Hwy, Unit 1, Lansing 32399 John R Rd., Madison Heights 2020 Grand River Ave., Okemos 1401 Spring St., Petoskey 6207 S Westnedge Ave., Portage 2850 Washtenaw Ave., YpsilantiMinnesota:
2614 Bridge Ave., Albert LeaMissouri:
4201 S Noland Rd., Independence 3225 Missouri Blvd., Jefferson City 13637 Washington St., Kansas City 1417 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph 4433 Lemay Ferry Rd., Saint Louis 4930 Christy Blvd., Ste 2, Saint LouisMontana:
1200 10th Avenue South, Great Falls 2930 Prospect Ave., HelenaNew Hampshire:
216 Washington St., ClaremontNevada:
1601 W Craig Rd., N Las VegasNew Jersey:
471 Green St., WoodbridgeNew York:
2276 Delaware Ave., Buffalo 698 S Ogden St., Buffalo 4406 State Route 5 & 20, Ste 129, Canandaigua 260 Voice Rd., Carle Place 231 Centereach Mall, Centereach 2309 N Triphammer Rd., Ithaca 4645 Commercial Dr., New Hartford 316 Cornelia St., Plattsburgh 43 Burnett Blvd., Poughkeepsie 751 Upper Glen St., Ste 2, QueensburyNorth Carolina:
8215 University City Blvd., Ste E, Charlotte 9535 S Blvd., Ste C, Charlotte 2000 Avondale Dr., Ste E, Durham 3420 Southwest Durham Dr., Durham 822 E Main St., Jefferson 1515 Garner Station Blvd., Raleigh 6540 Glenwood Ave., RaleighOhio:
11372 Princeton Pike, Cincinnati 9690 Colerain Ave., Cincinnati 359 Miamisburg Centerville Rd., Dayton 1520 N Clinton St., Defiance 1170 Indiana Ave., Saint Marys 410 E Perkins Ave., Sandusky 4925 Jackman Rd., Ste 15, Toledo 7779 Tylersville Rd., West ChesterOregon:
2000 14th Ave. Se, Albany 18565 Sw Tualatin Valley Hwy, Beaverton 1960 Echo Hollow Rd., Eugene 304 Ne Agness Ave., Grants Pass 2083 Ne Burnside Rd., Gresham 2121 Newmark St., North Bend 16074 Se Mcloughlin Blvd., Ste 8, Portland 2025 Lancaster Dr. Ne, SalemPennsylvania:
713 E Baltimore Ave., Clifton Heights 2820 Gracy Center Way, Coraopolis 201 West Lincoln Hwy, Exton 345 Scarlet Rd., Ste 22, Kennett Square 199 Franklin Mills Blvd., Philadelphia 2980 Whiteford Rd., YorkSouth Carolina:
1016 Pine Log Rd., Aiken 1841 J A ... Read More Details
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