The Rise And Fall Of Big Lots
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In this video we look at the rise, fall, and recent bankruptcy of the extreme discount retailer Big Lots.
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0:00 – 2:05 Intro
2:06 – 6:54 Rise of Big Lots
6:55 – 10:40 Pandemic
10:41 Bankruptcy and Future Outlook
@wallstreetmillennial
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
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@russcannon6725
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Big Lots: Goodbye and good riddance to bad rubbish!
@kilcar
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
The Bend Oregon store had nice cashiers. The Store paid bare minimum wage and part time hours. However, the stores presentation was a shambles, product never faced, rotated, or restocked.
Store management were too young, inexperienced, and allowed their store to become a disorganized garage sale.
@gojosatoru__
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
the rise and fall and rise of big lots
@EndingSimple
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
I used to shop at Big Lots, but only because it happened to within walking distance of my apartment. I bought the keyboard I'm typing with now from them. And the darn thing developed "white spot disease" as soon as I plugged it in. They kept selling stuff that could not be reordered again. And finally they filled up with stuff that wouldn't move and they went bye bye.
@Fkdkrmrmckc
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Temu has cheap quality stuff so you get what you pay for with them and had to return a lot of my stuff back that I bought from them too in the past. Big Lots definitely has better quality stuff no comparison to Temu. Big lots over charges though which is why I never shop there. I never even knew they were meant to be a discount store since I never noticed any differences in prices or any sales or coupons thatās what killed their business.
@nal2522
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
I would like to give a big thank you to the DISTRICT MANAGER, CHERYL KORDELA. After I informed her of the years of constant stalking of the PREDATOR, J..C., assistant manager; at 2525 Cleanleigh Dr., Parkville, MD. Despite me informing her of this serious issue; she claimed that she would investigate.
But magically NEVER DID !!! My last email to this so-called DISTRICT MANAGER – CHERYL KORDELA, was SEPT. 2024 !!! I emailed her again, in OCT. 2024, for an update. But she IGNORED IT !!! And when I tried to call her cell she NEVER ANSWERED !!! Of course, now her cell is DISCONNECTED ??!!
Apparently, a woman constantly being stalked by someone that she's responsible for wasn't important to this so-called DISTRICT MANAGER !!! VERY UNPROFESSIONAL !!!! I HOPE THAT STALKING PREDATOR AND HIS PROTECTOR…CHERYL KORDELA GET THEIR KARMA.
I HOPE WHAT HAPPENED TO ME HAPPENS TO HER, and NO ONE believes her !!!!!
@justjess7616
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Bruce thorn ceo did a stock buyback and paid him and his cronies retention bonuses of 5 mill. I think that has more to do with it than Anything mentioned here
@EdgedShadow
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Nothing of value lost here.
@orchid1229
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
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@randybadillo1144
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Well this video didnt age well
@donthewatcher8835
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
big lots tried to keep charging me interest on a closed account . i paid off balance and the interest % they say they charge on the back of the bill , I then got bills for $2 saying that was interest on a closed account and they could keep charging me forever .
one call with my Lawyer on the phone then problem was suddenly fixed
@justinlentz8042
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
what did they THĆNK would happen when they doubled their prices!!!!!
@born2biscuit
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
When i was a kid big lots was epic because of the funny knockoff toys
@trevorrnicholas7114
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Is this off brand company man
@krylissnorwind7528
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
So now who's going to buy all their liquidation products?
@JB-JimsCats
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Bought a sofa American made 350 dollars great couch took my cat 3 years to destroy it š®
@Edgar23cb
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
My local big lots sell their crap more than Walmart.
@nykidd3423
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
I know theft is a big part of it plus always the location is mostly in shady parts of town.
@dstroma
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
It's been years since Big Logs ran a successful ad campaign and they have also let their stores get run down. This led to a change in consumer sentiment. I have noticed for the past year or two that whenever I go to Big Lots there is almost no one there, while Ollie's is usually packed.
@Averylikesgod
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Who saw this on Google me š¤
@garyharper2943
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Itās my fault, I used all the coupons, $5 off $15 , used coupons together and got cases of water for $3, Iām sure I caused the downfall.
@BobLovesKaren
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
The psychology for me was that I wouldnāt buy food from Big Lots because I felt its pedigree was a bit dubious.
@icetrip2417
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Their stock is up 350% š I wish I bought
@kevinsmith5288
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
I just moved from Pennsylvania to Tennessee a few months ago. Here there is a Big Lot's and an Ollie's Army pretty much across from each other. Personally I don't care for either store. In my opinion, Ocean State Job Lot is much better than either of those, unfortunately they are mainly located in the Northeast. Would love to see one down here.
@willhustle25
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
Big Lots were only good for buying certain things and small items. Sometimes I would get cereal from Big Lots but I stopped b/c I noticed every time I would buy cereal the expiration dates on the boxes would get shorter & shorter. So I started buying cereal from Sam's Club.
@joernone
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
No loss.
@jimjohnston7688
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
As of 12-31-2024, itās āgame overā for BIG LOTS!
@SHS854EVER
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
The company that were helping them closing up shop came to an agreement yesterday so apparently this firm is going to buy Big Lots and keep 200 to 400 stores. It was announced yesterday
@SadSackGaming
March 31, 2026 at 7:48 pm
If I was Amazon, I would be buying Big Lots. Instant physical locations to sell their returns locally and a place for you to drop returns up or pick up your stuff.
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