Big Lots of Bradford - Part 2

With the old location now closed, I recently decided to take a look around their new relocated store. As mentioned in the previous post, the store size nearly doubled from 30,000 sq. ft. to around 58,000. This size difference can be noticed as the store is a lot less crowded.

Overall this Big Lots location left me much more satisfied then its neighbor store in Olean. While I understand that Olean is smaller at around 33,000 sq. ft., it still bothers me that Olean dropped some of the departments they carried before it remodeled. If I'm looking to go shopping at Big Lots, I'd much rather come over to this location.

Big Lots of Bradford - Part 1

Big Lots is on a relocating or remodeling store spree of late trying to turn their stores into a modern shopping experience. The company is making a smart move business wise by doing this, but as a retail fanatic its kind of disappointing because a lot of relics of stores past will be removed or hidden away. 

Bradford's Big Lots is no exception to this update. But unlike other instances, Big Lots opted to simply relocate last year the 30,000 sq. ft. store in a former Woolworths to a new store at around 58,000 sq. ft. in the former Kmart. In fact, I had enough time to know in advance they were planning to move to snap pictures of the now old location. Part 1 of this two part series will highlight the old location.

Evidence of this being a Woolworth still exists to this day. This area here would of been the restaurant.

Now we head indoors.

Another thing I enjoyed about this particular location is the old mall connection

I can't really come back to this spot you know.

I conclude this post with both a look at the construction of the new store and a look at this space now empty.

Former Kmart #4229

This post comes from Ohio.

While out in the Warren/Youngstown, OH area to capture the last Super Kmart, I also decided to venture into what was is now also a former Kmart in Austintown. Unlike the supercenter, this store actually closed in an earlier wave with its final month being January 2018. This was an overall average store, though the exterior was noticeably quite dated looking like it hadn't seen a change since this location opened. The store had a pharmacy but no evidence of it ever having a KCafe. Anyways, enjoy the store tour!