The Big Lots footprint will shrink by an additional 56 stores. The Columbus-based retailer, which in the midst of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, added nearly five dozen more to the growing list of planned store closings. This new round of 56 stores brings the number of planned closings to at least 550.

Big Lots, a beloved discount retail chain, continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. The retailer, well-known for offering affordable household

In total, 38 states will lose multiple Big Lots stores. Texas will lose the most with 23 locations shutting down. That includes the Beckham location in Tyler and the location on North Street in Nacogdoches. California will lose the second most stores with 17 followed by New York and Florida at 9 ( KHOU ).