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Big Lots Inc.
300 Phillipi Road
PO Box 28512
Columbus, OH 43228-5311
United States - Map
Phone: 614-278-6800
Fax: 614-278-6676
Web Site: http://www.biglots.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Services
Industry:Discount, Variety Stores
Full Time Employees:13,600

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Big Lots, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as a broadline closeout retailer in the United States. The company offers products under various merchandising categories, such as consumables category, including food, health and beauty, plastics, paper, chemical, and pet products; home category, such as domestics, stationery, and home decorative products; and furniture category comprising upholstery, mattresses, and ready-to-assemble products, as well as case goods products, such as bedroom, dining room, and occasional furniture. It also offers hardlines category, including electronics, appliances, tools, and home maintenance products; seasonal category, such as lawn and garden, Christmas, summer, and other holiday products; and other category consisting of toy, jewelry, infant accessories, and apparel products. As of January 31, 2009, it operated 1,339 stores in 47 states. The company was founded in 1967 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Big Lots Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 6-Nov-09 is better than 97.4% of S&P 500 companies and 99.5% of Retailing companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Steven S. Fishman , 58
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    $ 3.53M $ 2.56M
    Mr. Joe R. Cooper , 51
    Chief Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer, Sr. VP and Interim Treasurer
    $ 951.00K $ 503.00K
    Mr. John C. Martin , 58
    Exec. VP of Merchandising
    $ 1.13M $ 26.00K
    Ms. Lisa M. Bachmann , 48
    Chief Information Officer and Sr. VP of Merchandise Planning & Allocation
    $ 954.00K $ 0
    Mr. Brad A. Waite , 51
    Exec. VP of HR, Loss Prevention, Real Estate and Risk Management
    $ 1.36M $ 732.00K
    Dollar amounts are as of 31-Dec-09 and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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