Celebrate Cinco De Mayo In A ``Big'' Way With Big Lots At Fiesta Broadway.Feature Editors/City Desks LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 25, 2003 Big Lots -0-
WHAT: Big Lots, the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer, will
be a debut sponsor at the nation's largest pre-Cinco de Mayo
celebration, The XIV Annual Fiesta Broadway. The festival is Los
Angeles' premier free day-long event with entertainment for the
whole family.
WHY: -- Spread the word about incredible bargains, brand-name
merchandise and unique shopping experience at Big Lots
-- Introduce new International Foods products
-- Remain as committed to Southern California as its previous
brand name, Pic 'N' Save
FEATURES: -- New International Foods display - more than 80 food
products
-- Giveaways - store coupons and premiums such as hats,
sports bottles, etc.
-- Game wheels - spin for prizes including $10 Big Lots
gift cards
-- Live entertainer - juggling and balloon animals for
children
WHEN: Sunday, April 27, 2003 from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.
WHERE: Fiesta Broadway Big Lots booth at corner of 5th & Broadway
CONTACT: Keri Lucas 614.296.7667 mobile Anita Alban 213.489.8292
direct, 310.350.4909 mobile
BACKGROUND: Big Lots, Inc. is the nation's largest broadline closeout closeout, closure the finalization of a feeding program in a feedlot. The cattle are sold and a balance sheet is struck which includes the costs of feeding and housing or confining them. retailer with annual revenues exceeding $3.8 billion. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots operates more than 1,350 retail stores serving 45 states. Four regional distribution centers throughout the country, ranging in size from 1 million to 3 million square feet, provide the company's stores with brand-name products from more than 3,000 manufacturers. Big Lots offers merchandise at 20 to 40 percent below most discount retailers and up to 70 percent below conventional retailers. Founded in 1967, the company employs more than 40,000 associates across the U.S. By creating excitement with brand name closeouts and bargains through a unique shopping experience, Big Lots meets the needs of customers by providing an assortment of merchandise including consumables, seasonal products, furniture, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , toys, and gifts. Big Lots is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol BLI BLI Buyers Laboratory Inc BLI BirdLife International BLI Budget Line Item BLI Blue Ling BLI Busy Lamp Indicator (VoIP) BLI Bellingham, WA, USA - Bellingham International (Airport Code) . Fiesta Broadway is the premier Cinco de Mayo Cinco de Mayo (Spanish; “Fifth of May”) Mexican holiday commemorating the Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862. The French army, better-equipped and far larger than the Mexican army, had been sent by Napoleon III to conquer Mexico. kick-off celebration of Southern California, drawing over half a million people to 36-blocks of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or every year since 1990. Presented by All Access Entertainment (AAE AAE American Association of Endodontists. ) and the City of Los Angeles
SOURCE: Big Lots, Inc. |
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