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 will reopen dozens of stores this week and later in May as its new owner, Variety Wholesalers, continues to map out its comeback.