Several Big Lots locations will permanently shutter this year following the chain's decision to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in September 2024.

According to USA Today, the beloved discount retailer revealed that they will be closing most of their locations in 2025 amid launching "going out of business" sales across the country. Over 400 stores have already closed their doors for good since January 1 with hundreds more to follow.

Big Lots CEO Bruce Thorn revealed why the company made the decision to launch nationwide "going out of business" sales in a press release.

"We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going concern sale. While we remain hopeful that we can close an alternative going concern transaction, in order to protect the value of the Big Lots estate, we have made the difficult decision to begin the GOB process."

The following Florida locations will offer "going out of business" sales within the next couple of days:

Apopka
Avon Park
Bradenton
Brandon
Brooksville
Clearwater (2)
Cocoa
Coral Springs
Crestview
Crystal River
Dade City
Deland
Englewood
Eustis
Fort Lauderdale
Fort Myers (2)
Fort Pierce
Fort Walton Beach
Gainesville
Greenacres
Haines City
Inverness
Jacksonville (3)
Jensen Beach
Kissimmee
Lake City
Lakeland (2)
Land O Lakes
Largo
Leesburg
Live Oak
Marianna
Melbourne
Miami
Milton
New Port Richey
New Smyrna Beach
North Fort Myers
Ocala (3)
Orange City
Orlando (2)
Ormond Beach
Palatka
Panama City
Pembroke Pines
Pensacola (2)
Plant City
Port Charlotte
Port Orange
Ruskin
Saint Augustine
Saint Cloud
Saint Petersburg (3)
Sarasota
Spring Hill
Tallahassee
Tampa (2)
Venice
Winter Garden
Winter Haven
Zephyrhills

Information regarding how long the sales will proceed, and exact dates the stores preparing to close will shutter, were not revealed as the country prepares for the near termination of a well-known retailer that's been around since the 1960s.

For more information, read: National Discount Retailer Lists Stores Staying Open Amid Bankruptcy.

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