Big Lots

Manchester, CT store. Courtesy Mike Mozart/Flickr/Creative Commons.

 Big Lots are one of several chains closing in the coming year as part of the so-called Retail Apocalypse, cause by the events of the past five years. They have had a number of stores in CNY since the late '90s at the earliest. Ocean State Job Lot or even Japanese chain Daiso could replace some of them. I haven't gone to Big Lots myself in a period, but it is always troubling when this happens.

Current locations

Mattydale - US 11; former Tops/P&C

Oswego - NY 104; former Fays?

Utica - NY 5; former Chicago Markets/Great American

Auburn - NY 5; former kmart

Liverpool - CR 57; The Shops at Seneca Mall; former Price Chopper

Cortland - NY 281; TBD

Oneida - NY 5 & 46; Glenwood Shopping Center; former Price Chopper

Past locations

Syracuse - Onondaga Blvd, Wegmans Plaza; former Fays; now Goodwill

deWitt - NY 5; former Price Chopper; now Spectrum

Hudson - US 9; TBD (non-CNY)