Big Lots, Inc.

Dollar General IPO Priced At Low End of Range

By By Ken Sweet| FOXBusiness| Markets

… started in Kentucky as one store in 1955, is now the largest discount retailer with more than 8,000 stores nationwide. Some of it’s more notable competitors are Family Dollar (FDO), Dollar Tree (DLTR) and Big Lots (BIG).

Story|11/13/2009

Big Lots 3rd-quarter Same-store Sales Fell 0.2%

By Robert Daniel| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… Robert Daniel MarketWatch Pulse TEL AVIV -- Big Lots Inc ., the Columbus, Ohio, closeout retailer, reported ..... are well under control" for the holiday season, and Big Lots has "a more branded merchandise assortment at better …

Story|11/05/2009

Market Winners & Losers: Constellation Brands, MBIA

By David O'Brien| FOXBusiness| Markets

… 5% Thursday. Hershey shares closed at $39.84, a gain of 98 cents on the day. Big Lots Inc . (BIG) An upgrade by J.P. Morgan sent shares of Big Lots up 2.1% Thursday. BIG shares finished the session at $25.55, up 53 cents on …

Story|10/01/2009

Retail Stocks Decline After Saks Downgrade

By Christopher Hinton| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… decelerated while top executives in the company are selling their stock. Meanwhile, J.P. Morgan upgraded shares of Big Lots Inc . to overweight, helping lift its shares by 2.6% to $25.65. Copyright © 2009 MarketWatch, Inc.

Story|10/01/2009

Saks Cut, Big Lots Raised By J.P. Morgan

By Andria Cheng| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… is properly valued at current levels, the analyst said. Meanwhile, Grom upgraded closeout retailer Big Lots Inc . to overweight. Big Lots , with 70% of its product mix geared toward non-consumable categories, is one of the best positioned …

Story|10/01/2009

Discount Retail Stocks Suffer on Economic Optimism

By Charles Brady| FOXBusiness| Markets

… betting that consumers will no longer be forced to shop in discount stores and other “down-market” places. Discount retails suffered on Tuesday, including Big Lots (BIG), 99 cents Only Stores (NDN) and Fred’s (FRED).

Story|09/15/2009

Market Winners & Losers: AIG, Eastman Kodak

By David O'Brien| FOXBusiness| Markets

… lows but still traded down 2.4% Thursday. JNS shared finished the day at $12.80, down 31 cents on the day. Big Lots Inc . (BIG) The retailer gave back most of its earnings-fueled gains Thursday, with shares falling 2.4%. The stock …

Story|08/27/2009

Market Winners & Losers: Harman International, Denbury Resources

By David O'Brien| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Tuesday after Deutsche Bank raised its price target. HIG shares last traded at $22.62, up $1.57 on the day. Big Lots Inc . (BIG) The retailer gained 6.5% after its quarterly earnings beat the Street’s estimates. BIG shares finished …

Story|08/25/2009

Retail Stocks Rise As Big Lots Raises Outlook

By Andria Cheng| MarketWatch Pulse| Markets

… rose for a second straight month. Closeout retailer Big Lots Inc . reported a better-than-expected second-quarter ..... year. The S&P Retail Index rose 0.9% to 363.94. Big Lots shares surged 8.8%. Office-supplies retail giant …

Story|08/25/2009

Big Lots Profit Beats Street; Gives Strong Full Year View

By Matt Egan| FOXBusiness| Markets

… Matt Egan FOXBusiness Discount retailer Big Lots (BIG) on Tuesday posted a 9.2% increase ..... year guidance. The news sent shares of Big Lots 5% higher in pre-market action to $25. Big Lots said it earned 35 cents per share from continuing …

Story|08/25/2009