Big Lots, Schuylkill County

More than 500 workers to be laid off in Schuylkill County, Pa., as Big Lots shuts down
Big Lots' decision to close affects 505 workers at a Schuylkill County distribution center.
Big Lots To Lay Off 505 Workers, Close Schuylkill County Distribution Center
As a result, the retailer began “going out of business” sales at all stores earlier this month. Big Lots currently operates 963 stores nationwide, including 64 in Pennsylvania, but has already shuttered more than 400 locations in 2024.
Big Lots set to layoff hundreds of employees in Schuylkill County amid bankruptcy
Big Lots, Inc. announced on Dec. 19 that the company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and will be closing hundreds of stores nationwide.These store closures are
Amid store closures, Big Lots to lay off hundreds from Schuylkill County distribution center
They shut down more than 400 stores in 2024 in the wake September filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The bankruptcy also helped initiate a sales agreement with Nexus Capital Management, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, which would act as a "stalking-horse bidder" in a court-supervised auction, the retailer announced last fall.
Retailer laying off more than 500 employees at Pa. distribution center
Big Lots is closing its distribution center in Schuylkill County. The discount retailer filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry informing the state that 505 people will be laid off at 50 Rausch Creek Road in Tremont Township,
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