Big Lots, the Ohio-based discount retailer, has announced that it is closing 340 of its 1,389 stores nationwide, including three of its five Utah locations. The chain will close stores Layton, Logan and Murray in the coming weeks.
Also on the chopping block in nearby states as part of Big Lots’ bankruptcy are at least one Las Vegas location and as-yet-unnamed locations in Idaho. Several dozen California stores will close, the company announced.
Big Lots, founded in 1967, started as a closeout business for auto parts. Over time, it transformed into a well-known discount retailer, offering deep savings on home goods and lifestyle products.