Big Lots | Millville, NJ

 

101 Bluebird Lane

Welcome to the Millville Big Lots!

It's been a while since we went to a non-grocery store! And this one is for a special, but sad, reason. The Big Lots in Millville is one of the hundreds of locations nationwide that is closing its doors. I happened to catch the store soon after its closing sale had begun. This store opened on October 24, 2014, in half of a short-lived former Acme location that operated from 2005 to 2011. Planet Fitness takes up the other half. As we will see inside, the store still has somewhat of an Acme feel, but Big Lots definitely made it their own in the pretty much exactly 10 years that they were here. So, let's check it out!

A look at all of the store closing signs in front. "This location only" is like a 1/3-truth, because, while not all locations are shutting down, more than 500 are.

More signs. While the store was "up to" 25% off, most of it was only at 10%. I'm sure those discounts are much higher now if the store is still open.

Furniture is on the right side of the store. Some locations have Big Lots Furniture stores-within-stores, but this one just has it out in the open. In the Acme days, this would have been where the frozen foods were, and probably the pharmacy too. Think of Avalon.

Discounts were abound. At prices like these, products were flying off the shelves.

The home section -- or maybe it's just the pillows section -- is in the back right corner of the store.

Notice the skylights which are left over from Acme.

The grocery section is in the middle of the store. I was surprised by the selection. You can't do all of your weekly shopping here, but I was surprised by how much they had.

Lots of miscellaneous merchandise and store closing signs on the left side of the store.

Not the best view of the checkouts, but they aren't that interesting anyway, other than Big Lots-themed lane markers.

Other Images of Interest

Street View Images

2015

Here's a look at both the Big Lots and the Planet Fitness about a year after they opened.

Thank you for joining me on this tour! I don't go to Big Lots often, but it's always sad to see a closing stores. I hope Big Lots can recover, because they're quite an interesting store, but it would be nice if they went back to their original model of selling closeouts. This is my last store post for the month! But, don't worry, we'll continue every Friday with other retail content, and I'll have new tours next month. Thanks for reading! Serve The. Save Retail Connection.