Retailer further shrinks Pierce County presence to 1 site. Here’s what’s staying, going
More area Big Lots stores, including sites in Pierce County, are listed on the discount retail chain’s website as closing.
The updated listings follow an earlier round of closures unveiled last month.
The News Tribune reported in late July that the Tacoma Big Lots store at 1414 E. 72nd St. in the Tahoma Vista Shopping Center was among 12 Washington state stores closing at that time.
The number of closures statewide as of Aug. 12 has grown to 18 of its 26 Washington stores, including two more in Pierce County. The Big Lots in Puyallup, 120 31st Ave. SE, and in Lakewood, 5401 100th St. SW, are now shown on the website as closing.
Big Lots stores in Port Orchard, Wenatchee, Spokane and Richland also are among those now shown as closing.
Other Big Lots locations in the area previously listed as closing include stores in Lacey and Olympia, along with Bellingham, Burien, Covington, Everett, Kent, Lynnwood, Port Angeles, Renton and one of the retailer’s Vancouver, Washington, stores.
In a review of Big Lots’ website, the retail chain’s store at 2401 N. Pearl St. in Tacoma will be its sole remaining site in Pierce County.
Other sites in the state remaining open for now include stores in Kennewick, Longview, Marysville, Moses Lake, Spokane Valley, Yakima, and a store in Vancouver.
Big Lots lists locations individually on its website with a “Closing this location” banner and “up to 20 percent off” sale in progress at affected sites.
Recent nationwide news reports have announced stores closing across the United States, following a recent Big Lots filing with federal regulators announcing the potential for a more-than-double the amount of closures earlier planned.
In an Aug. 2 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the company lists an amendment to a 2022 credit agreement that would “increase the number of permitted store closings from 150 to 315,” among other changes. The move is being taken to “aggressively address underperforming stores,” according to the filing.
The retailer’s corporate media office did not respond to questions about the closures Aug. 12 from The News Tribune.
A representative for the chain told industry monitor Retail Dive earlier this month that workers affected by the closures can request a transfer to another store location or receive severance pay.
This story was originally published August 12, 2024 at 1:30 PM.
