COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE: BIG) announced today that it is participating in the INVESTOhio 2009 Equity Conference being held at The Hyatt Regency in Columbus, Ohio. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011026/BIGLOTSLOGO ) Joe Cooper, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer is scheduled to give a presentation on Tuesday, September 15, 2009 which will be broadcast live beginning at approximately 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time. This live audio webcast will be available through http://www.biglots.com/ in the Investor Relations section of the website. If you are unable to join the live webcast, an archive of the presentation will be available through http://www.biglots.com/ and will remain available through midnight Tuesday, September 22, 2009. Big Lots is the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer. The Company currently operates 1,356 BIG LOTS stores in 47 states and also sells merchandise via the internet at http://www.biglots.com/. Wholesale operations are conducted through BIG LOTS WHOLESALE, CONSOLIDATED INTERNATIONAL and WISCONSIN TOY. The Company's website is located at http://www.biglots.com/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20011026/BIGLOTSLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Big Lots, Inc. CONTACT: Timothy A. Johnson, Vice President, Strategic Planning and Investor Relations of Big Lots, Inc., +1-614-278-6622 Web Site: http://www.biglots.com/

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