Fifty Big Lots stores in North Carolina will reopen this year, with the first wave scheduled to reopen in May.
The North Carolina-based company Variety Wholesalers , which operates discount store brands including Roses, Maxway and Super 10, is taking over many Big Lots stores that were previously expected to close amid bankruptcy .
One Big Lots location in the Triangle and one in the Charlotte area are among the first stores to reopen, according to a list provided to The News & Observer by Variety Wholesalers…