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When a retailer like Wal-Mart Stores Inc tells vendors to cut the size of the cereal boxes they sell in its stores, it brings a smile to the face of Steve Fishman, chief executive of Big Lots Inc .

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Big Lots Inc. , the best-performing stock in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index in the first half of this year, now finds itself with the highest percentage of investors selling short.

Big Lots Inc., the largest U.S. seller of overstocked items, won't have to face a nationwide class-action lawsuit over claims it failed to pay overtime to salaried store managers, a New Orleans judge ruled.

THERE HAS BEEN a lot activity at Big Lots this month, as insiders at the discount retailer sold $2.9 million in stock , trying to lock in profits from the stock's gains.

Big Lots Inc's chief executive said on Wednesday that the closeout retailer is ready to grow and has the potential to expand its store base by roughly one-third to 1,800 locations.

UNITED States stocks rose last week, sending the Standard & Poor's 500 Index to its second straight monthly advance, after the government said economic growth accelerated and oil dropped the most since March.

Retail shares opened higher Thursday, led by closeout retailer Big Lots Inc., which reported a better-than-expected first quarter profit and raised its full-year forecast.

Shares of Big Lots Inc. saw the largest advance on the Standard & Poor's 500 Index Thursday after the closeout retailer said its first-quarter profit climbed 20 percent, helping send the index higher at midday.

Timothy A. Johnson - Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations Steven S. Fishman - Chairman of the Board, President, Chief Executive Officer Joe R. Cooper - Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice ...

Big Lots Inc. has hired a retail industry veteran to oversee operations for its more than 1,300 stores.

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The retailer Big Lots, based in Columbus, announced it is accepting video entries through June 21 for schools wanting to compete for cash prizes. via Akron Beacon Journal

Closing the first three months of their fiscal year, all but one of Central Ohio's major retailers reported a decline in a key sales measure. via Business First of Columbus

At press time, volunteers were in the process of moving 2,000 boxes of books in three truck loads from Big Lots in Warner Robins to the Georgia Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry, where ... via Houston Home Journal

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Using the NYSE's updated short interest numbers, below we highlight stocks in the S&P 500 with the highest short interest as a percentage of equity float. via The US Market Blog

Big-format discount and department-store shares fell with the broader market in early trading on Wednesday, after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said the economy may weaken during the first half of the ... via International Business Times