Several Big Lots locations will permanently shutter this year following the chain's decision to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in September 2024.

According to USA Today, the beloved discount retailer revealed that they will be closing most of their locations in 2025 amid launching "going out of business" sales across the country. Over 400 stores have already closed their doors for good since January 1 with hundreds more to follow.

Big Lots CEO Bruce Thorn revealed why the company made the decision to launch nationwide "going out of business" sales in a press release.

"We all have worked extremely hard and have taken every step to complete a going concern sale. While we remain hopeful that we can close an alternative going concern transaction, in order to protect the value of the Big Lots estate, we have made the difficult decision to begin the GOB process."

The following Texas locations will offer "going out of business" sales within the next couple of days:

Abilene
Amarillo
Arlington (2)
Austin (2)
Bedford
Brownsville
Brownwood
Burleson
Carrollton
Cedar Park
Cleburne
Conroe
Converse
Corpus Christi
Corsicana
Dallas
Denton
Desoto
Edinburg
El Paso (4)
Farmers Branch
Fort Worth (2)
Gainesville
Granbury
Greenville
Harlingen
Houston (4)
Humble
Irving
Keller
Kerrville
Killeen
Lake Jackson
Lake Worth
Laredo (2)
Lewisville
Longview
Lubbock (2)
Lufkin
Marshall
Mcallen
Mckinney
Mesquite
Midland
Mount Pleasant
New Braunfels
Odessa
Orange
Paris
Pasadena
Porter
Portland
Rockwall
Round Rock
Rowlett
San Angelo
San Antonio (5)
Sherman
Spring
Sugar Land
Temple
Texarkana
The Colony
Tyler (2)
Victoria
Waco
Waxahachie
Weatherford
Webster
Weslaco
Wichita Falls

Information regarding how long the sales will proceed, and exact dates the stores preparing to close will shutter, were not revealed as the country prepares for the near termination of a well-known retailer that's been around since the 1960s.

For more information, read: National Discount Retailer Lists Stores Staying Open Amid Bankruptcy.

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