Big Lots To Webcast 2014 Investor / Analyst Conference

COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Big Lots, Inc. BIG announced today that it will webcast its 2014 Investor / Analyst conference on Thursday, June 26, 2014, being held at the Hilton Polaris in Columbus, Ohio. During the conference, the executive management team will discuss our strategic plan for the next three years, while allowing the opportunity for those analysts and investors present to ask questions of the team. The webcast will begin at 8:00 a.m. and we estimate it will conclude at approximately 12:00 p.m. 

2014 INVESTOR / ANALYST CONFERENCE

If you are unable to join the live webcast, an archive will be available through the Investor Relations section of our website after 12:00 p.m on Friday, June 27, 2014, and remain available through midnight on Friday, July 11, 2014. All times are Eastern.

Big Lots operates 1,494 BIG LOTS stores in 48 states.  For more information, visit www.biglots.com.

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Forward-looking statements that we make herein and in other reports and releases are not guarantees of future performance and actual results may differ materially from those discussed in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including, but not limited to, current economic and credit conditions, the cost of goods, our inability to successfully execute strategic initiatives, competitive pressures, economic pressures on our customers and us, the availability of brand name closeout merchandise, trade restrictions, freight costs, the risks discussed in the Risk Factors section of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other factors discussed from time to time in our other filings with the SEC, including Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K. This release should be read in conjunction with such filings, and you should consider all of these risks, uncertainties and other factors carefully in evaluating forward-looking statements.

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