Big Lots is set to close stores in Houston, Galveston, Beaumont, Baytown, Katy, Pearland and other cities soon.

After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in September, the home goods retailer has been working toward a "more focused footprint."

Discount furniture retailer Big Lots will close more Illinois stores than initially expected following a bankruptcy protection filing earlier this year, its website showed Friday.

Big Lots announces additional store closures, bringing the total to 315 nationwide due to bankruptcy and economic challenges.

The Columbus, Ohio-based company added 46 additional stores to the growing list of locations closing across the country, according to WBNS, the CBS affiliate in Columbus. Big Lots, which sells furniture, decor and other items filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in early September .

Big Lots is closing its Franklin location as the chain continues to feel impacts from a pullback in consumer spending and soft sales.

The Big Lots store in the Indian Hills Plaza in Union Township is among several across the country that are closing after the owners filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in federal court in Delaware Sept. 9. The Mt. Pleasant location is set to close Dec. 22, and the Saginaw store is also closing, according to various media reports.

New Hampshire is losing two of its Big Lots stores. Big Lots, one of America's largest home discount retailers, announced in August plans to close over 300 locations, following an announcement before that they planned to close 30 to 40 stores. Now, another sweep of closures has been announced.