Big Lots

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Big Lots Stores, Inc.

A Big Lots store in Murphy, North Carolina
Trade name	Big Lots
Formerly	Consolidated Stores Corp. (1967–2000)
Company type	Public
Traded as	OTC Pink: BIGGQ (Current) (2024-present) NYSE: BIG (2006-2024) NYSE: BLI (until 2006)
Industry	Retailing
Founded	December 13, 1967; 56 years ago (1967-12-13), in Columbus, Ohio, U.S. (as Consolidated Stores Corp.)
Founder	Sol A. Shenk
Headquarters	Columbus, Ohio , U.S.
Number of locations	1,263 (2024)[1]
Area served	Contiguous United States
Key people	Bruce Thorn[2] (president and CEO)
Products	Food and Beverage, toys, furniture, clothing, housewares, small electronics
Revenue	US$6.15 billion (2021)[3]
Operating income	US$239.7 million (2021)
Net income	US$177.77 million (2021)
Total assets	US$1.41 billion (2021)
Number of employees	22,900[4] (2018)
Website	www.nexuslp.com

Big Lots Stores, Inc. (stylized as Big Lots!) is an American discount retail chain headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. Founded in 1967 as Consolidated Stores, it has over 1,000 locations across the United States. Big Lots stores typically sell closeout and overstock merchandise from other stores, although some stores also sell furniture.