Big Lots signals beyond the news: 30+ signals from 2 sources
The latest Big Lots signal on this page is from Sep 8, 2026 (Glassdoor): "Poor upper management cited as a key issue affecting the company." The busiest sources: Glassdoor (15+) and Website changes (15+).
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- Signals
- 30+
- Sources
- 2
- Last 90 days
- 18
- Latest
- Sep 8, 2026
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30+ signals for Big Lots across 2 sources.
Glassdoor · Consistent leadership complaints
Poor upper management cited as a key issue affecting the company
One reviewer specifically mentions bad upper management as a reason for the companys bankruptcy, indicating a significant leadership problem.
- Overall rating
- 3.2 of 5
- CEO approval
- 26%
- Reviews read
- 2
- Review window
- Aug 13, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026
Website changes · Marketing shift
Big Lots! has relaunched its website and repositioned the company as a nationally recognized closeout retailer offering everyday low prices for famous name brands.
Added copy states: “Brands you love! Value you deserve!” and “Big Lots! is back and better than ever,” while describing it as “a nationally recognized closeout retailer.”
- Page
- /about-us
Website changes · Marketing campaign
Big Lots replaced its homepage promotion for Evergreen Furniture with a broader set of seasonal, fall, furniture, apparel, pets, and holiday campaigns.
Removed Evergreen Furniture banner and added banners including “25-50-Off-Patio,” “50-Off-Apparel,” “FALL-SAVINGS-Banner-2,” “Furniture-Banner,” “Halloween-Banner,” “Seasonal,” “Pets,” and “Toys & Electronics.”
- Page
- /
Website changes · Geographic expansion
Big Lots highlighted the addition of new locations as they become available and promoted store-locator functionality.
Added “New locations will be added to the store locator as they become available” and “Check back often to see the latest stores near you.”
- Page
- /
Website changes · Product update
The homepage lost its explicit search-engine and social-sharing metadata while retaining a large image-preview directive.
Removed robots directives, Open Graph title/description/URL/brand metadata, Twitter card metadata, and the prior Google Tag Manager noscript; retained “robots content="max-image-preview:large".”
- Page
- /
Website changes · Website update
The homepage was migrated from the SportIQ theme to the Nexter theme and Nexter-generated page components.
Removed SportIQ stylesheet references and added “nexter-reset-css,” “nexter-header-footer-css,” “nexter-container-css,” and “nexter-style-css.”
- Page
- /
Glassdoor · Growth opportunities
Big Lots employees describe slow career advancement
Reviewers mention difficulty in advancing within the company, with one manager specifically citing slow career progression and an assistant manager noting limited career opportunities.
- Overall rating
- 3.2 of 5
- CEO approval
- 26%
- Reviews read
- 5
- Review window
- Aug 1, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
Glassdoor · Compensation dissatisfaction
Big Lots employees report low pay and inadequate benefits
Multiple reviews indicate dissatisfaction with compensation, with one stocker mentioning low pay and a sales associate noting low wages and poor benefits.
- Overall rating
- 3.2 of 5
- CEO approval
- 26%
- Reviews read
- 5
- Review window
- Aug 1, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
Glassdoor · High culture praise
Big Lots offers a supportive and relaxed work environment
Employees describe a supportive atmosphere and relaxed environment with good staff interactions and friendly customers, contributing to a positive work culture.
- Overall rating
- 3.2 of 5
- CEO approval
- 26%
- Reviews read
- 5
- Review window
- Aug 1, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
Glassdoor · Remote work praise
Web developers at Big Lots praise remote work flexibility
One web developer specifically highlighted good work-life balance with a hybrid remote work policy, allowing work from home on Mondays and Fridays.
- Overall rating
- 3.2 of 5
- CEO approval
- 26%
- Reviews read
- 5
- Review window
- Aug 1, 2026 to Aug 11, 2026
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curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
-H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"domain": "biglots.com",
"signal_types": ["reddit-company","podcast-company","glassdoor-company",
"product-reviews","linkedin-post-company","twitter-company-posts",
"youtube-company","website-intelligence","patents-company",
"federal-contract-award","conference-speaker","hackernews",
"producthunt-launch","seo-traffic"],
"limit": 20
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Source. Reddit, podcasts, Glassdoor, product reviews, LinkedIn, X, YouTube, company websites, patents, federal contracts, conference talks, Hacker News, Product Hunt, web traffic and employee growth, from the Signal API.
Method. The latest 15 signals per source from the last 12 months. Posts that do not name the company, replies, repeats and unreadable rows are removed. Traffic and headcount keep their newest measure.
Data as of .