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Associated Press
3 days ago
- Business
- Associated Press
Big Lots! to Complete Reopening Phase June 5, Eyes Further Growth Due to Overwhelming Customer Support
HENDERSON, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2025-- Big Lots!, a leading discount retailer known for its treasure hunt shopping experience, closeouts, and unbeatable bargains, announces the fourth and final wave of its store reopenings, with 78 additional locations set to welcome customers on June 5, 2025. These stores are located in Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. This will bring the total number of reopened Big Lots! stores to 219, marking a significant milestone in the brand's resurgence under new ownership, Variety Wholesalers. The phased reopening strategy that began in April has been met with an overwhelmingly positive customer response. Returning loyal customers and new shoppers alike have expressed enthusiasm for the wide array of branded favorites and incredible bargains across all categories, including apparel and home decor. The renewed Big Lots! experience, emphasizing exceptional value and a compelling product mix, has clearly resonated with communities. 'The connection with the communities we serve, and the positive customer feedback has been more than we could have imagined,' said Lisa Seigies, President and CEO of Variety Wholesalers. 'This enthusiastic response reinforces our belief that taking Big Lots! back to the roots of what made it a huge success resonates with our customers. Providing great value will always be our core mission.' The success of the series of reopenings has spurred Variety Wholesalers to explore options for acquiring additional Big Lots! locations, further signaling their commitment to the brand's long-term growth and expansion. These successful reopenings are setting the stage for a grand opening celebration this fall. Big Lots! plans to host a grand reopening event across all 219 store locations, featuring exciting deals at unbelievable values to welcome local communities back and to thank them for their unwavering support. Details of the grand reopening event will be announced in the coming months. A full list of store locations can be found by visiting About Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Variety Wholesalers, Inc. is a leading discount retailer, known for offering a wide range of high-quality, brand-name, and closeout merchandise with unbeatable deals, including apparel, home decor, health and beauty items, toys, and more. Operating more than 600 stores across 18 states, its retail brands include Big Lots!, Roses and Roses Express. View source version on CONTACT: Media Contact: Jeff King [email protected] KEYWORD: NORTH CAROLINA UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA INDUSTRY KEYWORD: OTHER CONSUMER DISCOUNT/VARIETY PARENTING DEPARTMENT STORES SENIORS HOME GOODS FAMILY CONSUMER RETAIL SOURCE: Variety Wholesalers, Inc. Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 05/30/2025 09:00 AM/DISC: 05/30/2025 08:58 AM
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Business
- Daily Mail
Aldi will open 10 new stores this summer - is where you live on the list?
Aldi will open 10 new stores across the country this summer, the supermarket chain has said. New Aldi shops will be opening in areas such as Oldbury in the West Midlands, Fulham Broadway in London and Brighouse in West Yorkshire. New stores will also be coming to Caterham in Surrey and Deeside in Wales. The grocer will also renovate 30 existing stores, with Herne Bay in Kent and Ancoats in Manchester among those to undergo a refresh. The openings form part of Aldi's long-term target to have 1,500 stores across Britain, with the supermarket set to invest £650million in expanding its footprint this year. Each store opening will create around 40 new jobs, 'all with market-leading levels of pay, boosting employment opportunities within local areas', Aldi said. Jonathan Neale, managing director of national real estate at Aldi UK, said: 'At Aldi, our goal is to ensure everyone has access to high-quality food at unbeatable prices, and we're committed to achieving that with our ambitious store opening plans. 'We're targeting 40 new store openings in 2025, while many of our current stores will also be getting a refresh to enhance the customer experience, meaning we can consistently offer the best value for money to even more shoppers across the UK.' Aldi store assistants received a pay increase earlier this year, with hourly rates increasing to at least £12.75 and £14.05 within the M25. It has also committed to a further pay increase for store staff from September 2025, taking its minimum rates of pay to £12.85 per hour nationally and £14.16 per hour for those within the M25. It said on Thursday: 'Aldi is also the only supermarket to offer all colleagues paid breaks, which is worth approximately £1,370 a year for the average store colleague.' Earlier this month, Aldi pledged to continue sourcing all of its core fresh beef, pork and poultry from British farms and maintain its existing food standards amid ongoing trade talks with the US. Giles Hurley, Aldi UK and Ireland's chief executive, said the supermarket would not drop food safety and welfare standards even if current regulations were watered down to secure international agreements. British ministers have insisted there will be no downgrade in British food standards, which have been a significant barrier to entry for US-reared meat, including hormone-treated beef and chlorine-washed chicken. But concerns remain that the US will push Britain to accept American products with lower standards and weaken British standards to ensure closer regulatory alignment as trade talks continue. British grocery price inflation jumped to 4.1 per cent for the four weeks to 18 May, its highest level since February last year, adding to pressure on consumers already facing higher household bills, data from market researcher Kantar showed on Wednesday. The figure compared to grocery price inflation of 3.8 per cent in Kantar's report last month. Grocery sales in the period rose 4.4 per cent year-on-year. Data from Kantar on Wednesday showed Aldi and Lidl benefited from shopper's demand for bargains, with the duo enjoying their strongest growth since January 2024, at 8.4 per cent.
Bloomberg
7 days ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
South Africa Has Too Many Retail Stores, Pick n Pay CEO Says
South African retailers are opening too many new stores, putting their financial viability at risk, according to Pick n Pay Stores Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Sean Summers. The top five retailers in Africa's most-industrialized economy opened more than 700 stores last year, according to company filings. They have set up 230 already this year.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Big Lots' has reopening date for Somerset County stores. When it is
Variety Wholesalers intends to open more than 70 new Big Lots! stores on June 5, including 14 in Pennsylvania. Stores in Johnstown and Greensburg are on that list, according to reporting by USA Today. The Daily American also received an email May 22 from Variety Wholesale's press office confirming the June 5 date for the Johnstown store opening. The Daily American and USA Today are both owned by Gannett Media. The Johnstown store is located at 1425 Scalp Ave. and the Greensburg store is at 6041 Route 30, Suite 20. More business news: Rite Aid announces bankruptcy, store closings. Are any Somerset County stores listed? The June 5 reopening is considered a "soft" open, which means the store will open for business that day without fanfare or special opening day events. A grand opening celebration is scheduled for the fall, according to previous reporting by the Daily American. A total of 219 stores in 15 states across the eastern and southern U.S. are scheduled to open through June under the new Big Lots! brand, which was acquired by Variety Wholesalers earlier this year in bankruptcy proceedings. '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,' said Lisa Seigies, president and CEO of Variety Wholesalers, in an April 4 media release from the company. '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. Every time a customer visits Big Lots! we want them to find something new and exciting!' This article originally appeared on The Daily American: Big Lots: Johnstown, Greensburg stores have reopening date
Yahoo
22-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Five Below Set to Open 150 New Stores
As of late, some of our go-to chains have shared exciting plans for opening more stores. Like ALDI, who shattered its own record of new stores opening in a single year. Or Trader Joe's, who is planning to open 20 stores this year. Now, fans of Five Below's signature $5 or less prices will be excited to learn that the chain can be added to that list. As a bonus, this expansion is with the hopes of opening 150 new stores by February of next year. Aka, there's ample opportunities for Five Below fans to find a new store opening near them. According to a March report by the chain, Five Below's overall net sales have increased. 'We were very encouraged to see early positive results from our teams' efforts and are excited to build on this in 2025,' Five Below wrote in its report. The chain has wasted no time in putting this plan into action. Because so far this year, Five Below has already opened up over a third of its new stores. Shoppers can find new Five Below stores already open in the following locations: Alabama: Huntsville: 1001 N Memorial Pkway Suite A2 California: La Mirada: 15743 Imperial Hwy Monrovia: 558 W Huntington Dr Paradise: 6606 Clark Rd Pittsburg: 4505 Century blvd Pomona: 715 Rio Rancho Poway: 13644 Poway Rd, Suite 102 Redding: 4611 Churn Creek Rd Victorville: 17180-G Bear Valley Rd Florida: Babcock Ranch: 42080 Cypress Pkwy Daytona Beach: 2500 W International Speedway Blvd Suite #500 Ft. Lauderdale: 959 W State Rd 84 Merritt Island: 1450 N Courtenay Pkwy Palm Springs: 3469 S CONGRESS AVE Pensacola: 6601 N Davis Hwy Suite 45 West Palm Beach: 904 S Military Trail Bldg 1 Illinois: East Peoria: 451 N Main St Granite City: 3459 Nameoki Rd Remeoville: 351 S Weber Rd Waukegan: 1305 N Lewis Ave Indiana: Indianapolis: 4200 S East St Suite #30 Logansport: 3908 East Market St Noblesville: 17160 Mercantile Blvd Kansas: Pittsburg: 206 W 29th St Kentucky: Monticello: 255 Cumberland Crossing Maryland: Aberdeen: 975 Beards Hill Rd Suite #975 Berlin: 113330 Samuel Bowen Blvd Oxon Hill: 6161 Livingston Rd Suite B Michigan: Detroit: 1910 E 8 Mile Rd Minnesota: Elk River: 19226 Freeport St Red Wing: 160 Tyler Rd N Suite 12 Missouri: Joplin: 430 S. Rangeline Rd New Jersey: Cherry Hill: 2232 Marlton Pike West New York: East Meadow: 1958 Hempstead Tpke Yorktown Heights: 335 Down Dr Suite A Ohio: Canton: 3020 Atlantic Blvd NE Panama: 1091 West Pleasant Valley Rd Oklahoma: Oklahoma City: 4617 NW 23rd St Pennsylvania: Ebsenburg: 881 Hills Plaza Suite 590 McKeesport: 4201 Walnut St Suite 3 Meadville: 11389 Vernon Place Rd Philadelphia: 2300 Passyunk Ave Philadelphia: 2495 Aramingo Ave South Carolina: Bluffton: 1460 Fording Island Rd Suite 102 Tennessee: Ashland City: 246 Hutton Place Fayetteville: 1202 Huntsville Hwy Texas: Floresville: 917 10th St Houston: 4683 FM 1960 Rd W San Antonio: 14036 Nacogdoches Rd Willis: 12342 Interstate 45 N Virginia: Gainesville: 8135 Stonewall Shops SquareWhile plenty of more Five Below's are set to open this year, here are the nine confirmed locations shoppers can expect to open next: California: South Lake Tahoe: 1052 Emerald Bay Rd (May 23rd) Colorado: Greeley: 4759 W 29th St Unit A (May 30th) Connecticut: Southington: 724 Queen St (May 30th) Kansas: Wichita: 6930 W Kellogg Dr (May 23rd) New Mexico: Albuquerque: 8102 Wyoming Blvd NE (May 20th) Tennessee: McMinnville: 231 Northgate Dr Suite 114 (May 23rd) Columbia: 800 S James M Campbell Blvd STE 140 (May 23rd) Utah: South Jordan: 10541 S Redwood Rd (May 30th) West Virginia: Morgantown: 720 Venture Dr Suite 11 (May 23rd)
