In total, Big Lots has closed or announced the closure of 494 of its stores — that’s nearly 36% of the footprint the chain ...

The Big Lots that was is officially gone. The Columbus-founded retailer’s store all have closed. Four locations remained open as of last week, but those stores closed over the weekend.

Big Lots, based in Ohio, announced on Dec. 19 that it would close its 900 remaining stores after plans for a companywide sale to Nexus Capital Management fell through. About 400 of the retailer ...