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Economy

bucolic_frolic

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3. You see the reason in your neighborhood every day

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Aug 3, 2024, 05:19 PM

Aug 2024

Prime trucks. Amazon has won as retailer after retailer shrinks or closes. Shopping malls empty. I was never in a Big Lots store.

Company is closing 50 stores in CAlifornia. It says it may file chapter 11 before the end of the year. Stock trades at 96 cents. Avoid. No good ever comes out of bankruptcy for small investors.

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Big Lots closing nearly 300 stores nationwide - here's where they are [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2024 OP

That's a lot of lost jobs. n/t Dennis Donovan Aug 2024 #1

I've been to Big Lots a few times. jimfields33 Aug 2024 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #5

You see the reason in your neighborhood every day bucolic_frolic Aug 2024 #3

Why I avoid both Amazon and Walmart. sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #6

I shopped weekly at Big Lots for years in Arkansas. Bought all my dog and cat food there. I've missed sinkingfeeling Aug 2024 #4