Nearly 80 Big Lots stores reopen this week across multiple states

Nearly 80 more Big Lots stores are slated to reopen this week.

A total of 78 locations across nine states will resume operations on Thursday as Variety Wholesalers completes its fourth "wave" of reopening Big Lots stores that the company bought following the discount retailer’s recent bankruptcy.

The Big Lots stores reopening this week are located throughout Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, Variety Wholesalers said.