Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG)

300 Phillipi Rd.
Columbus, OH 43228-5311 (Map)
Phone: 614-278-6800
Fax: 614-278-6676
http://www.biglots.com

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Overview

Big Lots believes that a product's shelf life depends solely on which shelf it's on. The company is the nation's #1 broadline closeout retailer, with more than 1,400 Big Lots stores (down from a high of 1,500 in 2005) in 48 US states and about 90 in Canada. (More than one-third of its stores are located in California, Florida, Ohio, and Texas.) It sells a variety of brand-name products that have been overproduced, returned, discontinued, or result from liquidations, typically at 20%-40% below discounters' prices, as well as private-label items and furniture. Its wholesale division sells its discounted merchandise to a variety of retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and other wholesalers.

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Company Type Public (NYSE: BIG)
Fiscal Year-End January
2011 Sales (mil.) £3,122.9
1-Year Sales Growth 4.8%
2011 Net Income (mil.) £140.3
1-Year Net Income Growth 11.1%
2011 Employees 35,600
1-Year Employee Growth 0.0%
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Key people and executives for Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG)

Chairman, President, and CEO Steven S. (Steve) Fishman
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EVP Administration John C. Martin
EVP and CFO; President, Canada Joe R. Cooper
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