Big Lots is in comeback mode, thanks to new ownership under Variety Wholesalers. While the store count is a fraction of what it was before, more than 200 locations are reopening with a new look , Big Lots is back. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and shuttering hundreds of locations, the discount retailer will reopen nearly 80 stores across nine states on June 5, 2025, as part of a fourth wave of relaunches under new ownership., Big Lots is back in a big way. The discount retailer is reopening 60 stores across the U.S. See which states are welcoming them back and why it matters., Since then, another company has stepped up to reopen hundreds of Big Lots locations, and will be opening more soon. Here’s the latest on the Big Lots saga, including the full list of more than 70 stores opening in early June., On a revamped Big Lots website, Variety Wholesalers indicated it will operate 219 stores in 15 states, including Pennsylvania. A grand opening is slated for the fall, Roux told the Trib., Big Lots is set to open more than 70 stores across nine states June 5, only weeks after Big Lots opened dozens of stores in May..