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Lake Elsinore Big Lots Store Spared, Nearby Spots Closing
The closures follow a June quarterly report that foreshadowed trouble ahead. More than 50 Big Lots stores in California are slated to close.
LAKE ELSINORE, CA—The Lake Elsinore Big Lots store at 32241 Mission Trail will remain open, but the discount retailer's Corona and Temecula locations will close permanently. The nearby stores are among eight Inland Empire Big Lots locations — and more than 50 statewide — scheduled to shutter.
The closures were announced individually on the discount retail chain's California store locator function on its website. The shutdowns are expected this year.
The closures follow a June quarterly report that foreshadowed trouble ahead.
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"While we made substantial progress on improving our business operations in Q1, we missed our sales goals due largely to a continued pullback in consumer spending by our core customers, particularly in high ticket discretionary items," Big Lots President and CEO Bruce Thorn said in a June statement.
Big Lots leaders also said inflation, the cost of goods, and competitive and economic pressures are reasons for the company's woes.
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In October 2023, CreditRiskMonitor reported that Big Lots was nearing a potential Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Here are the California Big Lots stores slated for closures, according to the retailer's website:
- Anaheim: 1670 W Katella Avenue; Anaheim, CA 92802
- Anaheim: 6336 E Santa Ana Canyon Road; Anaheim, CA 92807
- Atascadero: 2240 El Camino Real; Atascadero, CA 93422
- Atwater: 1085 Bellevue Road; Atwater, CA, 95301
- Bakersfield: 1211 Olive Drive; Bakersfield, CA 93308
- Bakersfield: 2621 Fashion Place; Bakersfield, CA 93306
- Beaumont: 1782 E 2nd Street; Beaumont, CA 92223
- Camarillo: 353 Carmen Drive; Camarillo, CA 93010
- Santa Clarita/Canyon County: 19331 Soledad Canyon Road; Canyon County, CA 91351
- Chico: 1927 E 20th Street; Chico, CA 95928
- Concord: 2060 Monument Boulevard; Concord, CA 94520
- Corona: 740 N Main Street; Corona, CA 92880
- Culver City: 5587 Sepulveda Boulevard; Culver City, CA 90230
- Delano: 912 County Line Road; Delano, CA 93215
- El Cajon: 1085 E Main Street; El Cajon, CA 92021
- Fairfield: 1500 Oliver Road; Fairfield, CA 94534
- Folsom: 9500 Greenback Lane, Ste 22; Folsom, CA 95630
- Fresno: 7370 N Blackstone Avenue; Fresno, CA 93650
- Gilroy: 360 E 10th Street; Gilroy, CA 95020
- Hercules: 1551 Sycamore; Hercules, CA 94547
- Indio: 42225 Jackson Street, Ste B; Indio, CA 92203
- La Mesa: 6145 Lake Murray Boulevard; La Mesa, CA 91942
- Livermore: 4484 Las Positas Road; Livermore, CA 94551
- Lompoc: 1009 N H Street, Ste M; Lompoc, CA 93436
- Long Beach: 2238 N Bellflower Boulevard; Long Beach, CA 90815
- Los Banos: 951 W Pacheco Boulevard; Los Banos, CA 93635
- Manteca: 1321 West Yosemite, Avenue; Manteca, CA 95337
- Merced: 665 Fairfield Drive; Merced, CA 95348
- Milpitas: 111 Ranch Drive; Milpitas, CA 95035
- Modesto: 3900 Sisk Road; Modesto, CA 95356
- Oceanside: 1702 Oceanside Boulevard; Oceanside, CA 92054
- Ontario: 4430 Ontario Mills Parkwasy; Ontario, CA 91764
- Placerville: 47 Fair Lane; Placerville, CA 95667
- Rancho Santa Margarita: 30501 Avenida De Las Flores; Rancho Santa Margarita, CA 92688
- Redlands: 810 Tri City Center; Redlands, CA 92374
- Riverside: 2620 Canyon Springs Parkway; Riverside, CA 92507
- Rohnert Park: 565 Rohner Park Expressway; Rohner Park, CA 94928
- Sacramento: 6630 Valley Hi Drive; Sacramento, CA 95823
- Sacramento: 8700 La Riviera Drive; Sacramento, CA 95826
- Salinas: 370 Northridge Mall; Salinas, CA 93906
- San Bernardino: 499 W Orange Show Road; San Bernardino, CA 92408
- Santa Clara: 3735 El Camino Real; Santa Clara, CA 95051
- Santa Maria: 1417 S Broadway; Santa Maria, CA 93454
- Santa Paula: 568 W Main Street, Ste B; Santa Paula, CA 93060
- Santa Rosa: 2055 Mendocino Avenue; Santa Rosa, CA 95401
- Simi Valley: 1189 Simi Town Center Way; Simi Valley, CA 93065
- Stockton: 2720 Country Club Boulevard; Stockton, CA 95204
- Temecula: 27411 Ynez Road: Temcula, CA 92591
- Tracy: 2681 N Tracy Boulevard; Tracy, CA 95376
- Turlock: 1840 Countryside Drive; Turlock, CA 95380
- Ukiah: 225 Orchard Plz; Ukiah, CA 95482
- Vacaville: 818 Alamo Drive; Vacaville, CA 95688
- Visalia: 2525 S Monney Boulevard; Visalia, CA 93277
- Woodland: 52 W Court Street; Woodland, CA 95695
—Patch editor Miranda Ceja contributed to this report.
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