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Sep 1, 1994 · Sol A. Shenk, who built a single surplus outlet in Columbus, Ohio, into the Consolidated Stores Corporation, an empire with more than 700 stores and annual sales of $1.1 billion, died...
Sol A. Shenk led a very fruitful life. His auto parts wholesale shop in 1967 had transformed into a $1 billion business by the time of his death in 1994. Today, that business is an empire approaching the 1,500-store threshold in the U.S. and Canada. That big business is Big Lots.
Sol A. Shenk. Sol, a Russian immigrant to the United States, started a business in 1967 selling closeout and overstock car parts. The business, Consolidated Stores, took off when Sol switched to household goods.
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Big Lots Stores, Inc. (stylized as Big Lots!) is an American discount retail chain headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, United States. [4] History. The Big Lots chain traces its history back to 1967 when Consolidated Stores Corporation was formed in Ohio by Sol Shenk.
Apr 21, 2024 · The story of Big Lots begins with its founder, Sol Shenk, a visionary entrepreneur who recognized the potential of the closeout retail market. In 1967, Shenk opened the first Odd Lots store in Columbus, Ohio, with a simple yet innovative business model: purchase excess inventory from manufacturers and retailers and sell it to consumers at ...
May 17, 2012 · Those latter months of 1982 proved a turbulent time for De Lorean, both the man and the company, but they also saw the arrival on the scene of Sol A. Shenk, a Russian immigrant to the United States, who in 1967 started a business selling closeout and overstock car parts; the business, Consolidated Stores, took off when Shenk switched to ...
Sol Shenk founded the company in 1967 that is now Big Lots. Shenk loved making crazy closeout deals, particularly on auto parts and all kinds of vehicles. In 1970 the company began operating as Consolidated International.
