Big Lots had 1,389 stores before the mass closing announcements started. Prior to the September bankruptcy filing, the company had intended to close around 300 stores, but that list has grown by about 50 stores a week in the weeks since.

Bankrupt discount retailer Big Lots Inc. is closing its store in Jacksonville Beach as it shuts down hundreds of locations across the U.S. The store is at 14333 Beach Blvd., No. 18, in the Pablo Station shopping center. According to the Big Lots website, the store is open daily 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. for its closing sale.

Last month in bankruptcy filings, Big Lots said it would close almost 50 more stores, bringing its total planned store closures to more than 340.

Another week and another nearly 50 Big Lots stores are on the chopping block — including a couple in Greater Washington.

The discount retailer has added more locations to its closure list since filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this month.

Discount retailer Big Lots is closing its only location in central Iowa. The company announced this summer that they'd close dozens of stores, according to a company filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Then, after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection earlier this month, announced hundreds more.

The pending closure is part of a reorganization effort after the struggling retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September.

The embattled discount retailer continues to add to the list of stores it intends to shutter as part of Chapter 11 proceedings. Here’s the latest batch. It’s a new month and with it comes news of yet more Big Lots store closures.

Big Lots closed its Stuart location, leaving only three locations left on the Treasure Coast. It's one of more than 340 locations shutting its doors nationwide. The closures are part of a sale agreement with an affiliate of Nexus Capital Management LP,