Big Lots - Say It Ain't So!

 

First the store in Florence Plaza was W.T. Grant (remember the popcorn machine?), then Woolco, and (almost) finally Big Lots. Yes, it was Big Lots for decades until the store moved to the parkway. Things were booming...or so everyone thought.

Then yesterday, everyone's favorite discount store announced the closing of its 963 remaining stores. Life goes on, but differently.

While many are totally opposed to shopping from the comfort of their La-Z-Boy, we love it. Pay that yearly Amazon Prime and Walmart+ fee and shake off the chains of the combustion engine and lipstick. 

Sure, we'll miss just knowing that Big Lots was out there, but we've survived J.C. Penney, K-Mart, and Sears disappearing, we'll live through this. Plus we have about $500.00 worth of fancy cosmetic/bath product bottles in our bathroom that will forever remind us of the glory that was Big Lots.

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If you're wondering what retail icon could go next, the rumor mill has recently been in overdrive about closure of the remaining Game Stops.