Variety Wholesalers Inc., which owns more than 400 discount stores in the U.S. Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, plans to acquire between 200 and 400 Big Lots stores and operate them under the ...

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Big Lots said it plans to sell its stores, distribution centers and intellectual property to Boston-based asset liquidation firm Gordon Brothers Retail Partners LLC, which will then transfer some ...