Big Lots opens in Bend
Published 5:00 am Wednesday, August 18, 2010
- Big Lots opens in Bend
Shoppers cruise the aisles Tuesday at Big Lots, a national closeout retailer in The Forum Shopping Center in east Bend. The store opened Friday, according to visiting store manager Jonathan Reid. Big Lots is in the site formerly occupied by Linens ‘N Things, which closed in late 2008. A grand-opening ceremony is scheduled for this Friday at 9 a.m. Big Lots sells a variety of products, including brand names, ranging from furniture to toys to seasonal items, according to the company. The publicly traded company, which had $1.2 billion in sales at its more than 1,360 stores during the quarter that ended May 1, buys “closeout merchandise from manufacturers who want to reduce inventory as a result of package changes, canceled orders, product discontinuation or test market products,” according to its website. The new store, located at 2600 N.E. U.S. Highway 20, is open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. The Bend location is 19,400 square feet. It is one of 80 stores Big Lots is opening this year.
— David Holley, The Bulletin