LOGAN, Utah — Big Lots has added two new locations in Utah to the list of stores it will close amid falling sales.
A few weeks after Big Lots announced it would close certain "underperforming" stores, the list of those located in Utah have been released.
Last month, the company said it was closing stores in Layton and Logan, but a new list provided by Big Lots show American Fork and Murray locations will also close their doors.
The total list of Big Lots closings in Utah now includes:
- AMERICAN FORK - 702 East State Street
- LAYTON - 1030 North Main Street
- LOGAN - 1617 North Main Street
- MURRAY - 5516 South 900 East
When the Utah locations close, only three will remain open in all of Utah. Those locations include West Jordan, South Ogden and Kearns.
When Big Lots first announced the proposed closures in early July, officials said only 35-40 locations would be shuttered. However, when the list of closings was released, the number of stores was more than double the original number.
On Wednesday, the number of possible store closings grew to 315 by the end of the year.
Big Lots operations 1,392 stores, but said falling sales was the reason for the move, with net sales decreasing $114.5 million, or 10.2%, in the first quarter of 2024 compared to the first quarter of 2023.
The exact date when the stores will be closed has not been announced.
