A “stay of execution” has been granted for 200 Big Lots stores scheduled for closing, including those in Buford and Cornelia and several other Georgia cities and towns.
Documents filed Monday in federal court in Delaware show the 200 locations for Variety Wholesalers to take over.
According to the court filings, the following locations in Georgia could continue to operate as Big Lots stores under Variety Wholesalers, if approved: Brunswick, Buford, Cornelia, Covington, Dallas, Fort Oglethorpe, LaGrange, Marietta, Smyrna, Statesboro, Valdosta, Vidalia, Waycross.
(This story will be updated as more information becomes available.)