Big Lots Closing 2 More MA Stores Amid Bankruptcy: Reports

MASSACHUSETTS — Big Lots is closing another two Massachusetts stores amid its bankruptcy filing and sale, a Monday report said.

Columbus Business First reported that the closeout retailer is shutting down another 46 locations nationwide, bringing the total closures to 496.

Business First said Big Lots will soon shutter these stores:

Methuen, 40 Jackson Street

Lynn, 126 Boston Street

After recently expressing doubts about its chances for long-term survival, beleaguered retailer Big Lots declared Chapter 11 bankruptcy in September. The move comes a month after the retailer closed about 300 locations nationwide.

Founded in 1967, the company operated in its infancy as Consolidated International and operated closeout and discount stores under a variety of names. In 2001, the various store names and company were converted to the single national Big Lots brand.

Big Lots announced in August that it was closing five Massachusetts locations in Ashland, Northampton, Seekonk, West Springfield, and Dennis Port.

There are 16 additional locations in Massachusetts:

• Attleboro
• Auburn
• Billerica
• Danvers
• Fairhaven
• Fitchburg
• Franklin
• Gardner
• Milford
• Pittsfield
• Plymouth
• Raynham
• Revere
• Springfield
• Swansea
• Webster

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)