Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a broadline closeout retailer in the United States and Canada. The company offers products under various merchandising categories, such as food category that includes food and specialty food; consumables category, which comprises health and beauty, plastics, paper, chemical, and pet departments; furniture category that consists of upholstery, mattresses, ready-to-assemble, and case goods departments; and home category, which includes domestics, stationery, and home decorative departments. It also provides merchandise under the seasonal category that includes lawn and garden, Christmas, summer, and other holiday departments; hardlines and toys category, which comprises toys, appliances, tools, paint, and home maintenance departments; and electronics and other category that includes electronics, jewelry, infant accessories, and apparel departments. As of February 2, 2013, it operated 1,574 stores in the United States and Canada. Big Lots, Inc. was founded in 1967 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

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