Big Lots, Inc. is a national closeout retailer. As of January 31, 2009, the Company operated a total of 1,339 stores in 47 states. The Company’s merchandising categories include Consumables, Home, Furniture, Hardlines, Seasonal and Other. The Consumables category includes food, health and beauty, plastics, paper, chemical, and pet departments. The Home category includes domestics, stationery and home decorative departments. The Furniture category includes the upholstery, mattresses, ready-to-assemble and case goods departments. Case goods consist of bedroom, dining room and occasional furniture. The Hardlines category includes the electronics, appliances, tools and home maintenance departments. The Seasonal category includes lawn and garden, Christmas, summer and other holiday departments. The Other category includes the toy, jewelry, infant accessories and apparel departments.