The West Columbia Big Lots in the Woodberry Plaza, at 3230 Augusta Road (US 1) is going to reopen. The store is currently taking applications for new employees.

A flyer on the door reads: “We want you to be a part of the Big Lots comeback.” There is a bar code on the flyer directing to a site for job applicants.

A person on the site in West Columbia said the reopening date could be anywhere from mid-to-late May. The store is now empty of inventory.

Big Lots corporation announced it was closing 545 of 1,389 locations by January of 2025. Brothers Retail Partners bought the Big Lots name in December and are partnered with North Carolina-based Variety Wholesalers. At the time it was reported Big Lots could close for a short period and open back up as a Big Lots or another brand name under one of the Variety Wholesalers brand names. But the sign at the West Columbia Big Lots indicates it will reopen as a Big Lots.