Big Lots, Inc. To Broadcast First Quarter 2006 Conference Call

COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Big Lots, Inc. (NYSE:BLI) will report first quarter fiscal 2006 results on Thursday, May 25, 2006, and host a conference call live at 8:00 a.m. eastern time.

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  FIRST QUARTER RESULTS

  WHAT:   Big Lots, Inc. invites you to listen to the live audio webcast of
          its First Quarter Conference Call.

  DATE:   Thursday, May 25, 2006

  TIME:   8:00 a.m. eastern time

  WHERE:  Big Lots is hosting the live webcast at http://www.biglots.com/. To
          listen to the call, click on the microphone link on the homepage
          at least 10-15 minutes before the broadcast begins.



If you are unable to join the live webcast, an archive of the call will be available at http://www.biglots.com/ in the Investor Relations section of our website two hours after the call ends and will remain available through midnight on Thursday, June 8.  A replay of the call will be available beginning May 25 at 12:00 noon (eastern time) through June 8 at midnight by dialing: 1.800.207.7077 (United States and Canada) or 1.913.383.5767 (International or metro-Seattle).  The pin number is 4783. 

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DATASOURCE: Big Lots, Inc.



CONTACT:  Timothy A. Johnson, Vice President, Strategic Planning and

Investor Relations of Big Lots, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.biglots.com/

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