Big Lots, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is operating broad line closeout retail stores in the United States. It provides services to manufacturers by purchasing excess product that generally result from production overruns, package changes, discontinued products and returns. The Group operates it business under four categories namely; Consumables ... More

Big Lots, Inc.. The Group's principal activity is operating broad line closeout retail stores in the United States. It provides services to manufacturers by purchasing excess product that generally result from production overruns, package changes, discontinued products and returns. The Group operates it business under four categories namely; Consumables category includes the food, health and beauty, plastics, paper, and pet departments. The Home category includes the furniture, domestics, and home decorative departments. The Seasonal and toys category includes the toys, lawn & garden, trim-a-tree, and various holiday-oriented departments. The Other category includes the electronics, basic apparel, home maintenance, small appliances, and tools departments. The wholesale operations are conducted through Big Lots Wholesale, Consolidated International and Wisconsin Toy. As on 31-Jan-2009, the Group operated in 1,339 stores in 47 states.