COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Another wave of shuttered Big Lots stores are reopening under new management after a months-long bankruptcy process, including more than a dozen Ohio locations.
Variety Wholesalers, the North Carolina company that acquired 220 Big Lots shops as part of Gordon Brothers Retail Partners' acquisition of the chain, is reopening nearly 60 storefronts across 12 states on May 1. The locations mark Variety's second wave of relaunched Big Lots stores and include the following seven Ohio storefronts:
"We're thrilled to bring the Big Lots brand back to life," said Lisa Seigies, CEO of Variety, when the first round of nine stores reopened on April 10. "We're opening stores quickly so we can serve the community. We know the stores won't be perfect to start, but each week we'll add more new products as we build towards the grand opening celebration in the fall."
Polaris Fashion Place, other Ohio malls to be sold; corporate staff face layoffsVariety's third wave of Big Lots reopenings will begin welcoming customers on May 15 and include more than 70 locations across 13 states, including the following eight Ohio shops:
3946 W. Alexis Road in Toledo. 1800 E. State St. in Fremont. 825 Cleveland St. in Elyria. 2837 Winchester Pike in Columbus. 4260 W. Broad St. in Columbus. 3961 Hoover Road in Grove City. 2050 E. Dorothy Lane in Kettering. 1700 E. Main Street in Lancaster. The Big Lots store at 4260 W. Broad St. in Columbus. (Franklin County Auditor's Office) The Big Lots store at 2837 Winchester Pike in Columbus. (Franklin County Auditor's Office)The North Carolina company's remaining Big Lots locations are reopening through early June, leading up to a grand opening celebration across all stores this fall.
While Variety is continuing to operate these 220 locations as Big Lots stores, several other companies have bought shuttered shops from Gordon Brothers that will become part of their chains. HomeBuys is taking over two former Ohio Big Lots, one of which is in Pickerington at 1171 Hill Road North.
Aldi is purchasing nine locations across eight states, Burlington is adding 12 stores across nine states to their collection of 22 Big Lots shops, and Tractor Supply Co. is picking up 15 stores across 14 states. Ollie's purchased 40 storefronts that were marked for closure, increasing the chain's ownership of former Big Lots stores to 63, including four in Ohio.
Columbus ranks among top 10 best state capitals to live in this yearBig Lots filed for bankruptcy last September and was almost acquired by a top Dollar Shave Club and Toms investor for $765 million before the sale fell through. The chain then secured a last-minute sale in December to Gordon Brothers, who has since been reorganizing Big Lots' U.S. stores while also sorting out the chain's Columbus headquarters.
In late January, Big Lots entered into an agreement with OhioHealth to sell the retailer's 24-acre corporate headquarters in northeast Columbus for $36 million. Big Lots announced in a city notice last year that 555 employees based at the East Dublin Granville Road headquarters will be terminated. The letter said the "mass layoffs" were expected to conclude by April.
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