COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots
announced today it is celebrating the grand opening of its newest
store in Mesa, Arizona, on
Friday, October 6, 2017. The store
will reflect a new format unveiled last month at the Company's
Investor & Analyst Conference. The "Store of the Future"
showcases the Ownable and Winnable merchandise categories of
Furniture, Seasonal, Soft Home, Food, and Consumables with
prominent positioning in the store, and is part of a broader
initiative to reposition the brand as a community retailer offering
trustworthy value and friendly service.
"We're excited to open our store in Mesa," stated David
Campisi, CEO and President of Big Lots. "The Phoenix area is one of two markets introducing
the Store of the Future format which brings to life our new brand
principles, including our mission to serve everyone like
family."
As part of the grand-opening celebration, Big Lots will hold a
ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:30 a.m.
on Friday, October 6 at the store
located at 2840 East Main Street, Mesa. Customers will find sweepstakes
information in store for the chance to win one of six weekly
$100 gift cards and a $1,000 home makeover shopping spree.
As previously announced, Big Lots has recently relaunched their
point-of-sale fundraising campaign to benefit Nationwide Children's
Hospital, which provides care to children in all 50 states and more
than 52 countries from around the world. Donations will be accepted
September 28 through October 29 at
Big Lots stores with 100 percent of the proceeds going directly to
support the hospital.
In celebration of the Mesa
store opening, Big Lots will match dollar-for-dollar amounts raised
in all Phoenix area stores from
October 5 through October 29. In
addition, Big Lots will sponsor the 2017 Butterfly Run for
Behavioral Health, a 5k/10k/Kids Fun Run on November 11 in Tempe.
The Mesa store will be open
from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through
Saturday.
To learn more about Big Lots or set up an interview with a
company representative, please contact Andrew Regrut at 614-278-6622 or email
investor_relations@biglots.com.
About Big Lots, Inc.
Headquartered in
Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots, Inc.
(NYSE: BIG) is a unique, non-traditional, discount retailer
operating 1,426 BIG LOTS stores in 47 states with product
assortments in the merchandise categories of Furniture, Seasonal,
Soft Home, Food, Consumables, Hard Home, and Electronics, Toys
& Accessories. Our vision is to be recognized for providing an
outstanding shopping experience for our customers, valuing and
developing our associates, and creating growth for our
shareholders. Big Lots supports the communities it serves through
the Big Lots Foundation, a charitable organization focused on four
areas of need: hunger, housing, healthcare, and education. For more
information about the Company, visit www.biglots.com.
View original content with
multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/big-lots-announces-grand-opening-of-mesa-az-store-300532067.html
SOURCE Big Lots, Inc.