Yes, Ohio is on the list of states where Variety Wholesalers will reopen Big Lots stores. There hasn't been an exact date and time announced, but more than 50 other Big Lots stores will reopen on May 1, with two other waves of reopenings set to take place “through early June,” according to the release.

After filing for bankruptcy and closing stores in 2024, some Big Lots locations are set to reopen on April 10. The reopening locations come months after Big Lots announced its sale to Gordon Brothers Retail Partners. As part of the deal, Variety Wholesalers acquired 219 Big Lots stores as well as two distribution centers.

A North Carolina wholesaler plans to reopen nine stores shuttered as part of Big Lots' bankruptcy filing beginning Thursday. The move is the first of three waves of reopenings that will involve more than 200 locations in more than a dozen states.