Big Lots’ return keeps growing, as more than 70 stores are set to open across more than a dozen states on May 15.

The company filed for bankruptcy five years ago. A total of seven locations are to close by May 25, though none are in New ...

May Department Stores closed Sibley’s in 1987 and downtown’s last department store, AM&A’s, closed in 1995. Fewer department stores simply meant less reason to shop downtown. The smaller ...