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Big Lots Inc. is getting bigger for the first time in years. The Columbus-based closeout retailer, with 52 stores opening this year and 30 closing, will see its chain of storefronts expand for the first time since 2004.

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Big Lots, Inc. said third-quarter net income more than doubled to $30.3 million, or 37 cents a share, from $12.2 million, or 15 cents a share, earned in the year-earlier quarter.

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U.S. stock futures rallied on Friday after the Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls in November shrank by a far-less-than-forecast 11,000 with an unemployment rate of 10%. See unemployment report.

U.S. stock futures edged higher Friday in light trade as traders awaited a report that may show a declining rate of job losses.

Closeout retailer Big Lots Inc posted a better-than-expected quarterly profit, aided by lower freight costs, and raised its outlook for the holiday fourth quarter, sending its shares up more than 14 percent.

Among the shares expected to see active trade in Friday's session are those of Big Lots Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., and FedEx Corp.

The march of the discounters into Pittsburgh continues. Columbus-based Big Lots will open a new Pittsburgh location in Northland Center on McKnight Road on Friday, replacing a former Kuhn's Market that moved to a neighboring shopping center, the company announced.

Big Lots Inc. will open a new closeout discount store on Nov. 20 in the Northland Center on McKnight Road in Ross.

A popular central Ohio retailer will be opening the doors of its newest store near Hilliard later this month.

Big Lots Inc., /quotes/comstock/13*!big /quotes/nls/big the Columbus, Ohio, closeout retailer, reported that for the third quarter ended Oct.

COLUMBUS ,A Ohio Big Lots reported third quarter retail sales for fiscal quarter ended Oct.

The monthly and quarterly performances of Central Ohio's retailers show consumers are seeking deals, with discount merchandise faring better than full-price selling.

Getting more for less isn't just the mantra of consumers these days. Retailers abide by it as well and are turning to novel ways to spur sales while keeping expenses low amid a shopping pullback triggered by the recession.

WHAT: Big Lots will kick-off the opening of its new College Station store with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring Big Lots executives and local College Station officials.

After a two-year absence from the Holland market, the deep-discount retailer Big Lots Inc.

City officials continue to be tight-lipped about recent construction activity at the former Big Lots store despite indications by the area business community that the site is being redeveloped for a new dialysis clinic.