Wallace Properties Signs Big Lots to Gateway Center in Yakima

April 12, 2010

YAKIMA, WA – Wallace Properties, Inc. is pleased to announce that Big Lots has signed a lease to occupy 34,410 square feet at Gateway Center.  As the nation’s largest broadline closeout retailer, Big Lots will be joining Target and OfficeMax as co-anchors and will be occupying approximately half of the former Food Pavilion space.  Construction will continue throughout the summer with a target opening date of Fall 2010.

“It is exciting to bring Big Lots to Yakima.  Their products compliment Target and OfficeMax very well, and they will enhance the shopping experience for our customers at Gateway Center,” says Kevin Wallace, President of Wallace Properties.

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About Wallace Properties, Inc.
Serving Western Washington since 1977, Wallace Properties, Inc. offers a complete spectrum of real estate services, providing commercial leasing and sales, property management, and real estate acquisition, syndication, and development services all under one roof.

About Big Lots, Inc.
Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, Big Lots (NYSE: BIG) is a Fortune 500 company with more than 1,360 stores in 47 states. As the nation’s largest broadline closeout retailer, Big Lots offers consumers a wide range of bargain-priced merchandise, including brand-name closeouts, seasonal products, consumables, furniture, housewares, toys, and gifts. The Company also sells merchandise through BIG LOTS WHOLESALE, CONSOLIDATED INTERNATIONAL, WISCONSIN TOY, and www.biglotswholesale.com.

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