List: Several Big Lots stores in Charlotte area reopening this week
(NEXSTAR) — Another round of Big Lots stores, previously shuttered as part of its Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing, are set to reopen this week.
This marks the third wave of stores reopening this year. In April, nine Big Lots stores reopened as part of a deal the retailer previously reached with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. The deal stipulated that Variety Wholesalers would acquire hundreds of Big Lots stores, which would retain the original branding.
A much larger group of Big Lots stores, totaling nearly 60, reopened at the start of May.
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On Thursday, over five-dozen additional Big Lots locations will open their doors again. Five are in Charlotte area, and 14 across North Carolina.
'The Big Lots! stores opening in May show our continued commitment to providing the best value to our customers with apparel for the family, everyday needs for the home, kitchen, and pantry plus a huge selection of famous brands,' Lisa Seigies, president and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, said in an earlier press release. 'I couldn't be prouder of the dedicated team who made it possible for us to serve these communities again!'
You can see a list of the stores set to open on Thursday below:
Alabama
Guntersville: 14228 US Highway 431
Northport: 5510 McFarland Boulevard
Jasper: 1100 Highway 78 W
Florida
Marianna: 4700 Highway 90
Callaway: 225 S Tyndall Parkway
Jacksonville: 9119 Merrill Road Ste 50
Ormond Beach: 122 S Nova Road
Crystal River: 146 SE US Highway 19
Georgia
Dallas: 260 Merchants Square
Marietta: 2932 Canton Road Ste 210
Smyrna: 3791 S Cobb Drive SE Ste G
Buford: 4125 Highway 20, Ste A-2
Vidalia: 2305 E 1st Street
Kentucky
Campbellsville: 400 Campbellsville Bypass
Hazard: 294 Village Lane
London: 845 S Main Street
Middlesboro: 102 N 12th Street
Somerset: 345 N Highway 27 Ste 5
Michigan
Port Huron: 659 24th Street
Southgate: 14333 Eureka Road
Mississippi
Southaven: 875 Main Street
North Carolina
Elizabeth City: 685 S Hughes Boulevard
Statesville: 1020 Crossroads Drive
Mooresville: 376 West Plaza Drive
Lincolnton: 403 N Generals Boulevard
Shelby: 1728 E Dixon Boulevard
Belmont: 601 Park Street
Greensboro: 3718 Battleground Avenue
Burlington: 1811 S Church Street
Lexington: 838 Winston Road
Wilson: 1700 Raleigh Road Parkway W Ste 104
Greenville: 609 Greenville Boulevard SE
Selma: 1403 S Pollock Street
Dunn: 1140 W Broad Street
Fayetteville: 3915 Ramsey Street and 3910 Raeford Road
Ohio
Toledo: 3946 W Alexis Road
Fremont: 1800 E State Street
Elyria: 825 Cleveland Street
Columbus: 2837 Winchester Pike and 4260 West Broad Street
Grove City: 3961 Hoover Road
Kettering: 2050 E Dorothy Lane
Lancaster: 1700 E Main Street
Pennsylvania
Erie: 2215 W 12th Street
Meadville: 820 Water Street
Franklin: 697 Allegheny Boulevard
New Castle: 2611 Ellwood Road
Du Bois: 5522 Shaffer Road Unit 7
Bloomsburg: 2431 Columbia Boulevard
East Stroudsburg: 156 Eagles Glen Plaza Ste 190
Lehighton: 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Drive E
Camp Hill: 3437 Simpson Ferry Road
Cleona: 467 W Penn Avenue
South Carolina
Seneca: 207 Oconee Square Drive
Greenwood: 339 Bypass 72 NW
Lexington: 421 Columbia Avenue
West Columbia: 3230 Augusta Road
Tennessee
Johnson City: 3110 E Oakland Avenue
Morristown: 2342 E Andrew Johnson Highway
Greeneville: 1475 E Andrew Johnson Highway
Alcoa: 116 S Hall Road
Sevierville: 201 Forks of the River Parkway
Jefferson City: 264 E Broadway Boulevard
Virginia
Fredericksburg: 10611 Courthouse Road
North Chesterfield: 10001 Hull Street Road
Chester: 2660 Weir Place
North Prince George: 5260 Oaklawn Boulevard
Yorktown: 4318 George Washington Memorial Highway
West Virginia
Oak Hill: 291 Mall Road
Beckley: 4522 Robert C Byrd Drive
Princeton: 1350 Stafford Drive
More details about these stores, including operating hours, can be found on the Big Lots website.
Variety Wholesalers said grand opening celebrations for these stores are planned for the fall. The company previously told Nexstar that additional store openings are anticipated in June.
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Several former Big Lots storefronts have been taken over by other retailers, including Ocean State Job Lot and Ollie's Bargain Market. It's unclear when those new stores may open. In other communities, the open stores are finding a life outside of the retail space. In Denver, for example, a pickleball facility is planning to open in a former Big Lots before the end of the year.
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