Dirt Cheap Is Closing 51 Stores in 8 States for a Good Reason

The deep-discount retailer is shutting down all locations as part of its bankruptcy filing

By Jenny Cohen

Edited by Esther Carlstone

Updated Nov. 11, 2024

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Dirt Cheap stores may have helped shoppers save money on essentials, but you’ll have to find a new option for dirt-cheap discounts.

The store recently announced that it was closing all of its locations across nine states as part of a bankruptcy filing, leaving some customers to scramble for a new place to save.

Check out this list of locations that are shutting down and find out more about why the decision was made to close them.

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Alabama

1413 MLK Jr. Expressway, Andalusia
146 Wildwood Parkway, Birmingham
2214 Ross Clark Circle, Dothan
150 Lindberg Ave, Atmore
33091 US-43, Thomasville
1121 College Ave., Jackson
505 US-80, Demopolis
5363 Highway 90 W., Mobile
620 S Quintard Ave, Anniston
1500 Skyland Blvd., Tuscaloosa

Alabama will see these second-most closures, with 10 stores shutting down as part of the company’s bankruptcy filing.

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Arkansas

612 JP Wright Loop Road, Jacksonville
2702 E. Race Ave., Searcy

Customers in Arkansas should look out for extra deep discounts at the Dirt Cheap locations as stores will have major sales with up to 90% off some items as they liquidate inventory.

Florida

8102 N. Davis Highway, Pensacola
8187 W. Fairfield, Pensacola

Florida will take a double hit with both locations in Pensacola closing up, leaving residents in the area without the stores or alternate options.

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Georgia

1873 Battlefield Parkway, Fort Oglethorpe

Residents in the historic town of Fort Oglethorpe will have to find somewhere else to shop as the only Dirt Cheap left in the state will be closing.

Louisiana

759 West Oak Street, Amite
218 Cumberland Street, Bogalusa
3045 E. Texas Street, Bossier
1908 Washington Street S.E., Franklinton
1000 Roma Ave., Hammond
1218 Saint Charles Street, Houma
3324 Ambassador Caffery Parkway, Lafayette
3128 Louisville Ave., Monroe

The store’s Lafayette location is already advertising its going-out-of-business sale with items heavily discounted by 40% to 90%.

Mississippi

200 Keating Road, Batesville

6451 Highway 15 N., Blue Mountain

542 Schwem Ave., Brookhaven

509 N. 18th Ave., Columbus

1108 Highway 72 E., Corinth

2707 Highway 90, Gautier

11312 N. Highway 49, Gulfport

5912 US 49, Hattiesburg

12101 Highway 63 S., Lucedale

1700 Simpson Highway 49, Magee

1623 Delaware Ave., McComb

2300 N. Frontage Road, Meridian

261 Devereaux, Natchez

3111 Highway 80 E., Pearl

334 N. Main Street, Petal

716 Pecan Ave., Philadelphia

736 Memorial Blvd., Picayune

800 Louisville Street, Starkville

1136 West Main Street, Tupelo

344B Highway 90, Waveland

Mississippi took the biggest hit as Dirt Cheap stores closed these 20 locations in the state. Some locations, including the store in Amory, have already started deep-discounted sales to liquidate assets.

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Tennessee

2239 Fairview Blvd., Fairview
1142 Gallatin Pike South, Madison
902 Mercury Blvd., Murfreesboro
565 S. Lowry Street, Smyrna

Dirt Cheap billed itself as an “extreme-value retailer” but Tennessee residents may have to spend a little more now that all locations in the state are shutting down.

Texas

1201 W. Airport Freeway, Euless
3161 Broadway Blvd., Garland
1320 Corsicana Highway, Hillsboro
4802 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena

The Lone Star State is losing its last remaining Dirt Cheap storefronts. The company also shut down more than a dozen locations in Texas last year.

What is Dirt Cheap?

Dirt Cheap is an extreme-value retailer that resells excess inventory from other stores for a discounted price.

The company was founded 30 years ago in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and also operated a wholesale business that sold inventory internationally as well. They had more than 60 different store locations open before they filed for bankruptcy earlier this year.

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What caused Dirt Cheap’s bankruptcy?

Dirt Cheap’s parent company, Channel Control Merchants, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October and began shutting down locations as part of the filing.

The company’s chief restructuring officer blamed part of Dirt Cheap’s issues on its relationship with Target, which he claims had been sending their best returns to Channel Control Merchant’s biggest competitor.

Bottom line

Other secondary inventory retail stores can be good alternatives and help you avoid wasting money at name-brand shops so check out other discount stores in your area.

You can also try other regional stores like Ollie’s, Bargain Hunt, and more to find name brand products for less.

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