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Big Lots is the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer. The Company currently operates 1,367 BIG LOTS stores in 47 states. Wholesale operations are conducted through BIG LOTS WHOLESALE, CONSOLIDATED INTERNATIONAL, WISCONSIN TOY and with online sales at http://www.biglotswholesale.com. The Company's website is located at http://www.biglots.com.
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Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is a Fortune 500 company with more than 1,300 stores nationwide. Five regional distribution centers ranging in size from 1 million to 3 million square feet and two furniture distribution centers provide the company's stores with brand-name products from more than 3,000 manufacturers. Big Lots offers consumers a unique shopping experience and wide range of bargain-priced merchandise, including brand-name closeouts, one-of-a-kind deals, seasonal products, consumables, furniture, housewares, toys, and gifts. For more information, visit www.biglots.com.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Lots, Inc. BIG announced today that it is participating in the Johnson Rice Consumer Conference being held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. Joe R. Cooper, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is scheduled to give a presentation on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, which will be broadcast live beginning at approximately 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This live audio webcast will be available through http://www.biglots.com in the Investor Relations section of the website. If you are unable to join the live webcast, an archive of the presentation will be available through http://www.biglots.com and will remain available through midnight on Tuesday, November 6, 2007.
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Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a broadline closeout retailer in the United States. The company offers its products under four merchandising categories: consumables, home, seasonal and toys, and other. more
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Close-out retailer Big Lots said fourth-quarter same-store sales fell 0.6%, with overall sales down 8.5% to $1.4 billion. The company said the result is in line with previous guidance. At MarketWatch
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"SAP came in and quickly developed an understanding of our business and our unique niche in retail," said Steve Fishman, chairman and CEO, Big Lots. "We believe that implementing their products will be a big step forward toward creating an IT infrastructure to support our profit goals while continuing to provide our customers with what they have come to expect at Big Lots, which is an ever-changing assortment of merchandise at great values in a treasure-hunt atmosphere."
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