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Riding the discount retail wave, Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BLI) today said its sales in March shot up nearly 30% compared to the previous year. The Columbus-based company raised its first quarter earnings guidance from a range of between -2 cents to 1 cent to a range of between 7 cents to 9 cents.
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With Unyson, Big Lots now coordinates its LTL business through a single provider that directs a network of eight underlying, regional LTL carriers. The 3PL has helped the shipper to reduce its overall LTL costs by optimizing routing, combining some shipments, and identifying opportunities for pool distribution. All of this is seamless and transparent for Big Lots, Keane says, because the company interacts with just one LTL “carrier.”
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) today reported second quarter retail sales for fiscal quarter ended August 4, 2007 increased 2.8% to $1,075.4 million, compared to $1,046.5 million for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. Comparable store sales for stores open at least two years at the beginning of the fiscal year increased 5.2% for the second quarter of fiscal 2007, above the Company's guidance for a comparable store sales increase in the range of 2% to 4%.
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Big Lots’ OnBase COLD system ... makes it easier for the company to quickly view data in ways that are relevant for them. For instance, Mark Supino, application administrator for Big Lots’ IT Operations, Data Center Services, explains that executives creating year-end reports may need to choose from as many as 1,600 reports. Using OnBase, users can simply scan the list and grab the reports they need.
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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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