Retail stores are not having the same luck at thriving as they once did. After the pandemic, prices on goods and labor and a shortage of money from consumers have been a few key factors that have led brick-and-mortar stores down a dark path. Big Lots has been under the gun as well, closing 300 stores as of late. That still left them with more than 1,000 locations in America, but with financial issues getting in the way of the company pressing forward. Big Lots Files for Bankruptcy, But Makes a Promise to All ShoppersOn Monday (Sept. 9) Big Lots made it official and did what everyone was wonder…