Scroll below to see the full list of locations reopening in May. Athens, Decatur, Dothan, Guntersville, Jasper, Mobile, Northport Crystal River, Jacksonville, Marianna, Ormond Beach, Panama City Augusta, Brunswick, Buford, Cornelia, Dallas, Fort Oglethorpe, Marietta, Smyrna, Valdosta, Vidalia, Waycross

Big Lots, which once looked headed for the retail scrap heap, now plans to expand in more than a dozen states.

Big Lots is set to open dozens of stores on May 1. Here is a list of all of them and what you need to know about more re-openings on the way.