Big Lots to close dozens of stores around California, including Bay Area locations

Big Lots, a bargain box store well known for seemingly random household items and curiosities, has announced it will close dozens of stores across California this year, including several locations around the Bay Area.

The company decided to close 35 to 40 stores across California in June, but notices across the company’s many locations’ websites shows more than 50 stores in the state will close this year, the L.A. Times reported. 

This will include the closing of stores in Gilroy...