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Deal Will Save Hundreds of Stores, Big Lots Says

Other companies would take over assets under agreement, preserving brand and jobs

(Newser) - Big Lots doesn't expect all of its stores to close after all. The retailer said Friday that it has struck an agreement with Gordon Brothers Retail Partners to keep 200 to 400 of its stores open, saving thousands of jobs, the Wall Street Journal reports. Under the terms, the...

Big Discount Retailer Files for Bankruptcy
Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy

Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy

Discount retailer has been struggling as consumers have been spending less

(Newser) - Discount retailer Big Lots filed for bankruptcy on Monday, unable to turn around a long losing stretch. The plan laid out in its Chapter 11 filing is to sell to Nexus Capital Management, reports CNN . No new store closings were announced, but the chain already was in the process of...

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