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Green EnviroTech Holdings, Corp. signs a $100 million lease and working capital credit facility from READS Leasing and Credit, LLC; and secures the first commitment and immediate draw of $2.5 million.
How we got here. In 1967, Sol Shenk founded Consolidated International, Inc. - the company that is now Big Lots. He's considered one of the true visionaries in the discount retail marketplace. The Art Of The Deal. Sol Shenk founded the company in 1967 that is now Big Lots. Shenk loved making crazy closeout deals, particularly on auto parts and all kinds of vehicles. In 1970 the company began operating as Consolidated International. Consolidated launched the Odd Lots/Big Lots closeout chain in 1982.