Big Lots, Inc.
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Big Lots, Inc. Company Profile

Big Lots believes that a product's shelf life depends solely on which shelf it's on. The company is North America's #1 broadline closeout retailer, with more than 1,500 Big Lots stores in 48 US states and seven provinces in Canada. (About a third of its stores are located in California, Florida, Ohio, and Texas.) It sells a variety of brand-name products, including consumables, furniture, housewares, seasonal items and toys, that have been overproduced, returned, discontinued, or result from liquidations, typically at 20%-40% below discounters' prices. Its wholesale division sells its discounted merchandise to a variety of retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and other wholesalers.