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Big Lots believes that a product's shelf life depends solely on which shelf it's on. The company is the nation's #1 broadline closeout retailer, with some 1,340 Big Lots stores (down from a high of 1,500 in 2005) in 47 states. (More than one-third of its stores are located in California, Florida, Ohio, and Texas.) It sells a variety of brand-name products that have been overproduced, returned, discontinued, or result from liquidations, typically at 20% to 40% below discounters' prices, as well as private-label items and furniture. Its wholesale division, Big Lots Wholesale, sells its discounted merchandise to a variety of retailers, manufacturers, distributors, and other wholesalers.
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Address: |
300 Phillipi Rd.
Columbus, OH 43228-5311
| | Phone: | 614-278-6800 | | Fax: | 614-278-6676 |
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| Financial
Highlights | | Fiscal Year End: | January | | Revenue (2009): | 4645.30 M | | Revenue Growth (1 yr): | (-0.20%) | | Employees (2009): | 37,000 | | Employee Growth (1 yr): | (-3.00%) |
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Key People
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Chairman, President, and CEO:
Steven S. (Steve) Fishman
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SVP and CFO:
Joe R. Cooper
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SVP Merchandise Planning and Allocation and CIO:
Lisa M. Bachmann
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