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Buybuy Baby auction being split into two parts

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Bed Bath & Beyond will only accept bids on Buybuy Baby’s intellectual property, including its domain name, at an auction scheduled for next Wednesday at 10 a.m. A second auction is planned for Thursday, where bidders can make offers to keep the chain’s stores operating. The decision to split the auctions appears to indicate that…

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