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2 Hampton Roads Big Lots stores on closure list

(NEXSTAR) — Big Lots is set to close nearly four dozen additional stores as it continues navigating through its bankruptcy filing. Two of the stores on the new list are in Hampton Roads: in Norfolk and Virginia Beach.

The discount retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.


Last week, an additional 46 closures across 23 states were approved by the bankruptcy court.

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

Over 140 of those stores have already closed and been removed from the Big Lots website.

Below is a state-by-state breakdown of the stores that have already closed, are set to close, the newly-announced closures, and the number of stores that will remain as of Oct. 13. 

Alabama

Already closed: Troy

Closing: Andalusia, Bessemer, Huntsville (Northwest Westside Centre), Prattville, Sylacauga

Newly announced closures: Phenix City

How many remain: 28

Arizona 

Already closed: Flagstaff, Glendale (75th Avenue), Laveen, Mesa, East Mesa, Peoria, Phoenix (75th Avenue, Bethany Home Road, East Bell Road, E. Bell Road, Ray Road), Scottsdale, Tucson (North Oracle Road)

Closing: Apache Junction, Gilbert, Glendale (Cactus Road), Green Valley (Sahuarita), Goodyear, Mesa (Fiesta), Payson, Prescott, Surprise, Tempe, Tucson (West Ina Road, Tanque Verde Road, Davis Monthan Air Force Base)

How many remain: 21

Arkansas

Closing: Fayetteville, Hot Springs National Park, North Little Rock

How many remain: 11

California

Already closed: Anaheim (Santa Ana Canyon Road and Katella Avenue), Atascadero, Atwater, Bakersfield (Fashion Place and Olive Drive), Beaumont, Canyon Country, Camarillo, Chico, Concord, Corona, Culver City, Delano, El Cajon, Fairfield, Folsom, Fresno (Northgate Shopping Center), Gilroy, Hercules, Indio, La Mesa, Livermore, Lompoc, Long Beach, Los Banos, Manteca, Merced, Milpitas, Modesto (Salida), Oceanside, Ontario, Placerville, Rancho Santa Margarita, Redlands, Riverside (Canyon Springs Parkway), Rohnert Park, Sacramento (Valley Hi Drive and La Riviera Drive), Salinas, San Bernardino, San Jose, Santa Clara, Santa Maria, Santa Paula, Santa Rosa, Simi Valley, Stockton, Temecula, Tracy, Turlock, Ukiah, Vacaville, Visalia, Woodland

Closing: Alhambra, Arcadia, Bellflower, Santa Clarita, Ceres, Chino, Elk Grove, Escondido, Fontana, Freedom (Watsonville), Fresno (West Shaw Avenue and Kings Canyon Road), Gardena,Hanford, Inglewood, La Canada Flintridge, La Habra, Lake Elsinore, La Verne, Lodi, Mission Viejo, Montebello, North Highlands, Oroville, Paradise, Riverside (Arlington), Roseville, Sonora, South Whittier, Spring Valley, Torrance, Ventura, Victorville, Yuba City, Yucca Valley 

Newly announced closures: Lancaster, National City, Yucaipa

How many remain: 54

Colorado

Already closed: Aurora (South Parker Road), Grand Junction, Littleton, Longmont 

Closing: Colorado Springs (North Academy Boulevard, South Academy Boulevard, New Center Point), Greeley, Westminster, Wheat Ridge

How many remain: 10

Connecticut

Already closed: Manchester, Milford, Waterford

Closing: Newington, New Milford, Norwich, Torrington, Waterbury, Windsor

How many remain: 13

Florida

Already closed: Boca Raton, Bonita Springs, Clewiston, Coconut Creek, Destin, Hallandale, Hollywood, Miami Lakes, Orlando (Waterbridge Downs), Orange Park, Pompano Beach, Stuart

Closing: Boynton Beach, Bradenton, Daytona Beach, Delray Beach, Fort Myers (McGregor Boulevard), Jacksonville Beach, Longwood, Miami (Cutler Bay, Fontainebleau, SW 27th Avenue), South Naples, Orlando (South Semoran Boulevard and Union Park), Pembroke Pines, Plantation, Port Richey, Royal Palm Beach, Sanford, Sarasota (South Gate Ridge), Tampa (Citrus Plaza Drive), Tarpon Springs, Vero Beach

Newly announced closures: Clearwater (Imperial Square), Saint Petersburg (58th Street and Fossil Park)

How many remain: 94

Georgia

Already closed: Savannah, Thomson

Closing: Augusta, Decatur, Douglasville, Duluth, Fayetteville, Roswell, Snellville, Stockbridge, Stone Mountain, Union City, Waynesboro

How many remain: 49

Idaho

Closing: Boise and Pocatello

How many remain: 6

Illinois

Already closed: Crest Hill, Lockport, Niles

Closing: Burbank, Calumet City, Centralia, Champaign, Country Club Hills, Elgin, Fairview Heights, Franklin Park, Oakbrook Terrace, Round Lake Beach

How many remain: 26

Indiana

Already closed: Indianapolis (Michigan Road) and Kokomo

Closing: Crawfordsville, Elkhart, Evansville (Town Center), Fort Wayne (Jefferson Pointe), Indianapolis (Allisonville Road), Muncie, Noblesville, North Indianapolis, South Bend, Warsaw 

Newly announced closures: Avon, Lafayette

How many remain: 43

Iowa

Closing: Des Moines and Davenport

How many remain: 3

Kansas

Already closed: Kansas City

Closing: Salina, Olathe

Newly announced closures: Wichita

How many remain: 6

Kentucky

Closing: Henderson, Hopkinsville, Lexington (Hamburg Pavilion), Louisville (Poplar Level Road), Madisonville

How many remain: 40

Louisiana

Already closed: Lafayette and Natchitoches

Closing: Bossier City, Chalmette, Denham Springs, Hammond, Shreveport

Newly announced closures: Baton Rouge, Marrero

How many remain: 17

Maine

Closing: Portland

Newly announced closures: Brunswick

How many remain: 5

Maryland

Already closed: Laurel, Lexington Park, Reisterstown

Closing: Bowie, Glen Burnie North, Hanover, Parkville

Newly announced closures: Capitol Heights, Catonsville, Germantown

How many remain: 24

Massachusetts

Already closed: Dennis Port

Closing: Ashland, Danvers, Northampton, Seekonk, West Springfield

Newly announced closures: Lynn, Methuen 

How many remain: 22

Michigan

Already closed: Kentwood, Okemos, Portage, Ypsilanti

Closing: Big Rapids, Coldwater, Grandville, Holland, Howell, Lansing, Madison Heights, Mount Pleasant, Petoskey, Taylor

Newly announced closures: Benton Harbor, Saginaw

How many remain: 42

Minnesota

Already closed: Albert Lea

How many remain: 1

Mississippi

Newly announced closures: Hattiesburg

How many remain: 12

Missouri

Already closed: Kansas City (Washington Street), Saint Joseph, Saint Louis (Christy Boulevard)

Closing: Independence, Jefferson City, Kansas City (Oak Trafficway), Saint Louis (Lemay Ferry Road), Saint Peters

Newly announced closures: Hannibal, Lees Summit

How many remain: 21

Montana

Already closed: Helena

Closing: Great Falls

How many remain: 2

Nebraska

Newly announced closures: Lincoln

How many remain: 3

Nevada

Closing: Henderson (Lake Mead Crossing and Warm Springs Promenade), Las Vegas (S. Fort Apache, Paradise, W. Sahara Ave, Southwest Las Vegas, and Summerlin), North Las Vegas, Reno (Lemmon Valley and South Reno)

Newly announced closures: Carson City

How many remain: 13

New Hampshire

Closing: Claremont

Newly announced closures: Belmont, Rochester

How many remain: 6

New Jersey

Closing: East Brunswick, Freehold, Glassboro, Mays Landing, Millville, North Bergen, Ocean, Phillipsburg, Union, Woodbridge 

Newly announced closures: Cherry Hill, Dover, Jersey City

How many remain: 27

New Mexico

Closing: Alamogordo

How many remain: 12

New York

Already closed: Carle Place, Centereach, Queensbury

Closing: Bayshore, Binghamton, Buffalo (Sloan and Linden Corners), Canandaigua, Geneva, Hicksville, Ithaca, Kingston, Middletown, New Hartford, Plattsburgh, Poughkeepsie, Troy

Newly announced closures: Irondequoit, Wappingers Falls

How many remain: 62

North Carolina

Already closed: Durham (Avondale Drive)

Closing: Charlotte (Pineville and Newell), Durham (Southwest Durham Drive), Jefferson, Matthews, Raleigh (Glenwood Avenue, Cypress Plantation Drive, and Garner Station Boulevard)

How many remain: 74

Ohio

Closing: Aurora, Blue Ash, Cincinnati (Cherry Grove, Springdale, and Colerain Avenue), Dayton (Centerville), Defiance, Newark, Saint Marys, Sandusky, Toledo (Hopewell Heights), West Chester

Newly announced closures: Cincinnati (Eastgate Boulevard), Columbus (Grandview), 

Mount Vernon, Rossford

How many remain: 102

Oklahoma

Closing: Enid, Stillwater, Tulsa (Oakhurst)

Newly announced closures: Tulsa (Southeast)

How many remain: 20

Oregon

Already closed: Albany and Salem

Closing: Beaverton, Bend, Eugene, Grants Pass, Gresham, North Bend, Portland (Milwaukie), Springfield

How many remain: 12

Pennsylvania

Already closed: Clifton Heights and Exton

Closing: Aliquippa, Aston, Coraopolis, Kennett Square, Monroeville, Philadelphia (Franklin Mills), Waynesburg, East York

Newly announced closures: North Versailles

How many remain: 71

South Carolina

Already closed: Chester and Newberry

Closing: Aiken and North Charleston

Newly announced closures: North Augusta

How many remain: 35

South Dakota 

Already closed: Rapid City

How many remain: 0

Tennessee

Closing: Covington, Franklin, Madison, Memphis (Northeast and East), Nashville, Union City

How many remain: 47

Texas

Closing: East Amarillo, Austin (Wells Branch), Baytown, Beaumont, College Station, Corpus Christi (Interstate Hwy 69 Access Road), Dallas (Park Forest), Fort Worth (East Freeway, Ridgemar, and Overton Ridge Boulevard), Frisco, Galveston, Garland (North and South), Groves, Houston (Galleria, Museum District, and Northwest Houston), Katy, Kilgore, Mansfield, Mcallen, Nacogdoches, Pearland, Plano, Richardson, Rowlett, San Antonio (San Pedro Avenue and Hollywood Park), Stephenville, Terrell, Tomball, Tyler

Newly announced closures: Converse, Houston (Highway 6), Portland, Rockwall, Round Rock, The Colony

How many remain: 116

Utah

Already closed: Layton, Logan

Closing: American Fork, Kearns, Murray, West Jordan

How many remain: 5

Vermont

Already closed: Berlin

Closing: Essex Junction and Rutland

How many remain: 3

Virginia

Already closed: Manassas

Closing: Charlottesville, Lynchburg (Wards Road), Norfolk (East Virginia Beach Boulevard), North Chesterfield (Richmond), Sterling, Virginia Beach (General Booth Boulevard), Woodbridge

Newly announced closures: Wise

How many remain: 40

Washington

Already closed: Bellingham, Burien, Covington, Everett, Kent, Lacey, Lynnwood, Olympia, Port Angeles, Renton, Tacoma (72nd Street), Vancouver (SE 164th Avenue)

Closing: Lakewood, Marysville, Port Orchard, Puyallup, Richland, Spokane, Spokane Valley, Wenatchee

How many remain: 14

West Virginia

Closing: Huntington 

How many remain: 16

Wisconsin

Already closed: Fond Du Lac, Menomonee Falls, Mount Pleasant, Sheboygan, West Bend

Closing: Eau Claire, La Crosse, Neenah, Stevens Point

How many remain: 7

Wyoming

Closing: Cheyenne

How many remain: 2

So far, no closures have been announced for stores in Delaware, North Dakota, or Rhode Island. Mississippi and Nebraska were initially among those, but have since joined the list of states impacted by Big Lots closures.

Overall, Big Lots expected to close roughly 550 stores as part of its bankruptcy filing.

Big Lots President and CEO Bruce Thorn previously said that “the majority of our store locations are profitable,” but that the company intended to “move forward with a more focused footprint to ensure that we operate efficiently and are best positioned to serve our customers.”

The retailer is still gearing up for the holiday season like any other retailer would, recently announcing “Black Friday Fridays” that runs through Dec. 6.

There’s also hope Big Lots will come out the other side.

Last year, the Rite Aid Corporation filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, setting off a slew of Rite Aid store closures across the country. In early September, a year after its bankruptcy filing, the company announced it had “completed its financial restructuring and emerged from Chapter 11, marking a new beginning as a stronger company.”