Popular Retailer Closing Several Locations Around Georgia

Several locations of a popular retail chain are closing around Georgia in an effort to address financial struggles.

National big box chain Big Lots, known for giving customers the opportunity to shop for discount home goods, is seemingly closing nearly 300 of its 1,389 stores around the country weeks after initially revealing plans to only close around 40 locations amid the company's financial struggles. Big Lots reported a $114.5 million sales decrease from the first quarter of 2023 to the first of 2024 and has seen a 84% drop in stock over the past year.

In an effort to address financial issues and stave off bankruptcy, the company appears to be shuttering hundreds of stores around the U.S. While states like California are seeing dozens of stores closing, only a handful in Georgia are affected.

Of the 51 Big Lots locations in the Peach State, eight are set to close down, according to the company's website, which features a banner announcing the select location's closure alongside notice of a sale. Here are all the Georgia Big Lots stores set to shut down:

• 2738 Candler Rd., Decatur
• 375 Pavilion Pkwy, Fayetteville
• 610 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Ste, 300, Roswell
• 13051 Abercorn St., Savannah
• 31 Hwy 138 W, Ste. 150, Stockbridge
• 5370 Stone Mountain Hwy, Ste. 300, Stone Mountain
• 687 Main St., Thomson
• 263 S. Liberty St., Waynesboro

For a full list of Big Lots locations in Georgia, visit the company's website.