New York Stock Exchange ticker symbol from BLI to BIG, beginning with trading activity on August 18, 2006. Big Lots Wholesale Big Lots operated a wholesale division which provided merchandise in bulk. Big Lots closed its wholesale division at the end of the 2013 fiscal year. The Columbus-based closeout retailer had conducted wholesale operations through Big Lots Wholesale, Consolidated International and Wisconsin Toy for more than 34 years. Big Lots Canada On July 19, 2011, Big Lots announced that it had purchased Liquidation World Inc., a Canadian closeout retailer with 89 locations. The cost of the acquisition was $20 million in cash and the assumption of certain liabilities. This represents Big Lots first retail venture outside of the US. The first Big Lots location in Canada opened in April 2013 in Orillia, Ontario, followed by Burlington, Niagara Falls, St. Catharines, and Thunder Bay (all in Ontario as well). Big Lots exited the Canadian marketplace in 2014, citing poor sales. See also List of S&P 400 companies References External links Official website Big Lots SEC Filings Companies listed on the New York Stock Exchange Companies based in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area American companies established in 1967 Retail companies established in 1967 Discount stores of the United States Toy retailers of the United States Variety stores 1967 establishments in Ohio 1980s initial public offerings