Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and 10 Bay Area stores are set to close soon. Big Lots is known for selling furniture, household essentials and home decor. The Columbus,

For bargain hunters, Big Lots has long been a haven for furniture, home goods, and seasonal finds at rock-bottom prices. But in a cruel twist of fate, the discount retailer itself couldn’t withstand the rising tide of inflation.

The Top 100 retailer's president and CEO believes the company has the right plan and right direction as it navigates the Chapter 11 process.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, as it contends with a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales. The Columbus, Ohio-based company plans to sell its assets and ongoing business operations to private equity firm Nexus Capital Management.

Discount retailer Big Lots has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, weeks after the discount furniture store said it planned to close hundreds of stores.

U.S. discount retail chain Big Lots filed for bankruptcy, becoming the latest retail casualty as consumers reined in spending after a postpandemic surge.

Two Big Lots locations in northern Nevada are shuttered as the discounter retail closes more than 300 stores nationwide.The locations in Lemmon Valley and on S