Big Lots May stores reopening: See the full list of ‘3rd wave’ locations that will open this week

This week, the discount retail chain Big Lots will open dozens of new stores. The openings are the third part of a four-wave relaunch of the brand, which marks a radical turnaround for a chain that was expected to close every store permanently after it filed for bankruptcy last year. Here’s what you need to know about the latest round of Big Lots store openings.

Big Lots back from bankruptcy brink

Back in December 2024, Big Lots filed for bankruptcy after years of financial struggles. The company announced that it would close all of its 800 stores and permanently go out of business, and it brought in liquidation specialists Gordon Brothers to oversee the closure.

But in a last-minute deal, Variety Wholesalers, which owns discount chains including Super Dollar and Bargain Town, swooped in and agreed to buy 219 Big Lots locations from Gordon Brothers. Variety then announced that it would reopen those locations after a brief period of closure for remodeling and restocking, and continue to operate them under the Big Lots brand.

As Fast Company previously reported, those 219 Big Lots reopenings would be conducted in a phased approach made up of four waves:

• The first wave of stores opened in April.
• The second wave of stores opened in early May.

This week, the third wave of that phased reopening begins.

78 more Big Lots locations to open on May 15

On Thursday, May 15, an additional 78 Big Lots stores will reopen in Variety Wholesalers’ third wave.

The 78 store openings will occur in 13 states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.

The state with the most openings in this wave is North Carolina with 16 openings, followed by Pennsylvania with 10 openings. 

Here is the full list of Big Lots wave 3 openings:

Alabama

• 14228 US Highway 431, Guntersville, AL, 35976  
• 5510 McFarland Blvd, Northport, AL, 35476  
• 1100 Hwy 78 W, Jasper, AL, 35501  
• 2821 Montgomery Highway, Dothan, AL, 36303

Florida

• 4700 Highway 90, Marianna, FL, 32446  
• 225 S Tyndall Pkwy, Panama City, FL, 32404  
• 9119 Merrill Rd Ste 50, Jacksonville, FL, 32225  
• 122 S Nova Rd, Ormond Beach, FL, 32174  
• 146 SE US Highway 19, Crystal River, FL, 34429

Georgia

• 260 Merchants Square, Dallas, GA, 30132  
• 2932 Canton Rd Ste 210, Marietta, GA, 30066  
• 3791 S Cobb Dr SE Ste G, Smyrna, GA, 30080  
• 4125 Highway 20, Ste A-2, Buford, GA, 30518  
• 2305 E 1st St, Vidalia, GA, 30474  
• 1803 Knight Ave Ste A2, Waycross, GA, 31501  
• 4420 Altama Ave Ste C2, Brunswick, GA, 31520  

Kentucky

• 400 Campbellsville Byp, Campbellsville, KY, 42718  
• 294 Village Ln, Hazard, KY, 41701  
• 845 S Main St, London, KY, 40741  
• 102 N 12th St, Middlesboro, KY, 40965  
• 345 N Hwy 27 Ste 5, Somerset, KY, 42503  

Michigan

• 659 24th St, Port Huron, MI, 48060  
• 14333 Eureka Rd, Southgate, MI, 48195

Mississippi

• 875 Main St, Southhaven, MS, 38671  

North Carolina

• 685 S Hughes Blvd, Elizabeth City, NC, 27909  
• 2725 Northwest Blvd, Newton, NC, 28658  
• 1020 Crossroads Dr, Statesville, NC, 28625  
• 376 West Plaza Drive, Mooresville, NC, 28117  
• 403 N Generals Blvd, Lincolnton, NC, 28092  
• 1728 E Dixon Blvd, Shelby, NC, 28152  
• 601 Park St, Belmont, NC, 28012  
• 3718 Battleground Ave, Greensboro, NC, 27410  
• 1811 S Church St, Burlington, NC, 27215  
• 838 Winston Rd, Lexington, NC, 27295  
• 1700 Raleigh Rd Pkwy W Ste 104, Wilson, NC, 27896  
• 609 Greenville Blvd SE, Greenville, NC, 27858  
• 1403 S Pollock St, Selma, NC, 27576  
• 1140 W Broad St, Dunn, NC, 28334  
• 3915 Ramsey Street, Fayetteville, NC, 28311  
• 3910 Raeford Rd, Fayetteville, NC, 28304

Ohio

• 3946 W Alexis Rd, Toledo, OH, 43623  
• 1800 E State St, Fremont, OH, 43420  
• 825 Cleveland St, Elyria, OH, 44035  
• 408 Bluebell Dr NW, New Philadelphia, OH, 44663  
• 2837 Winchester Pike, Columbus, OH, 43232  
• 4260 West Broad St, Columbus, OH, 43228  
• 3961 Hoover Rd, Grove City, OH, 43123  
• 2050 E Dorothy Ln, Kettering, OH, 45420  
• 1700 E Main St, Lancaster, OH, 43130  

Pennsylvania

• 2215 W 12th St, Erie, PA, 16505  
• 820 Water St, Meadville, PA, 16335  
• 697 Allegheny Blvd, Franklin, PA, 16323  
• 2611 Ellwood Rd, New Castle, PA, 16101  
• 5522 Shaffer Rd Unit 7, Du Bois, PA, 15801  
• 2431 Columbia Blvd, Bloomsburg, PA, 17815  
• 156 Eagles Glen Plz Ste 190, East Stroudsburg, PA, 18301  
• 1241 Blakeslee Boulevard Dr E, Lehighton, PA, 18235  
• 3437 Simpson Ferry Rd, Camp Hill, PA, 17011  
• 467 W Penn Ave, Cleona, PA, 17042  

South Carolina

• 207 Oconee Square Dr, Seneca, SC, 29678  
• 339 Bypass 72 NW, Greenwood, SC, 29649  
• 421 Columbia Ave, Lexington, SC, 29072  
• 3230 Augusta Rd, West Columbia, SC, 29170

Tennessee

• 3110 E Oakland Ave, Johnson City, TN, 37601  
• 2342 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Morristown, TN, 37814  
• 1475 E Andrew Johnson Hwy, Greeneville, TN, 37745  
• 116 S Hall Rd, Alcoa, TN, 37701  
• 201 Forks of the River Parkway, Sevierville, TN, 37862  
• 264 E Broadway Blvd, Jefferson City, TN, 37760  

Virginia

• 260 Remount Rd, Front Royal, VA, 22630  
• 10611 Courthouse Rd, Fredericksburg, VA, 22407  
• 10001 Hull Street Rd, North Chesterfield, VA, 23236  
• 2660 Weir Place, Chester, VA, 23831  
• 5260 Oaklawn Blvd, North Prince George, VA, 23860  
• 4318 George Washington Mem Hwy, Yorktown, VA, 23692  

West Virginia

• 291 Mall Rd, Oak Hill, WV, 25901  
• 4522 Robert C Byrd Dr, Beckley, WV, 25801  
• 1350 Stafford Dr, Princeton, WV, 24740  

Future Big Lots reopenings

Thursday’s openings will represent the third wave of Variety Wholesaler’s four-phased Big Lots reopening rollout.

With Thursday’s opening of another 78 locations, that will bring Big Lots’ total reopenings to 141. That means the final 78 openings of the 219 total planned stores will happen in wave 4, which is currently scheduled for June.