The other day as I was scrolling through the local news on my computer, I saw a list of business closures in my area. To my dismay, I saw that all Big Lots except for two would be closing. The two that remain open are quite a distance from me, needless to say, I was a little sad that the store so close to my home will see its forever closure on November 24, 2024.
I posted a picture of this building a little over a year ago, talking about my fear of it closing due to its usual barren parking lot, and what I thought at the time was a sun-faded sign—now knowing that the sign was new and not faded and was just part of that "minimalism" trend that has overtaken retail logos since 2009 or so. Ever since the closure of the final Kmart back in 2019, I have always kicked myself for not covering the last of its days in the Las Vegas (and Henderson) valley.
So, to not make that mistake again (along with the inspiration from Retail Retell, Random Retail, and some of the other retail journalists) I decided to do a detailed coverage of both the inside and outside of the store.