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  1. Stores & Formats
Home décor and furniture retailer Kirkland’s has updated its transformation strategy, and the company’s new partnership with Beyond, Inc. is now a central pillar of that effort.   For going on two years, Kirkland’s has been working to improve its performance through a combination of inventory refreshes and marketing adjustments. Those efforts got a big […]
  1. Corporate Finance
The Container Store has emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a private company owned by its “supportive lenders,” according to a site the retailer has created. The move is part of a reorganization plan that was approved by the U.S. Bankruptcy Court on Jan. 24, 2025. The specialty retailer, which operates 100 stores nationwide, […]
  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers
The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) has begun proceedings to delist the common stock of The Container Store Group, beginning with an immediate suspension of trading on the stock. The retailer received a warning in May 2024 after its stock dipped below an average trading price of $1 for more than 30 days. However, the […]
  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit
Bed Bath & Beyond parent company Beyond, Inc. has raised concerns about its proposed partnership with The Container Store, saying it is concerned about the latter’s ability to secure the necessary financing and that it may terminate the deal if satisfactory financing is not secured by Jan. 31, 2025. In October, Beyond committed to invest […]
  1. Associates & Employees
​[[{“value”:” Chief Product Officer Carlisha Robinson was terminated without cause Tuesday, according to a regulatory filing. Published Oct. 23, 2024 A Bed Bath and Beyond sign on a now-shuttered store in Virginia. The company said this week it plans to cut 20% of its workforce before the end of the year. Nate Delesline III/Retail Dive […]
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A little over a year after being acquired out of bankruptcy and reopening 11 physical stores, BuyBuy Baby has announced plans to become a digital-first brand and close all its brick-and-mortar locations by the end of this year, according to the retailer’s website. The brand was bought by baby care brand Dream on Me in July 2023 as […]
  1. Corporate Finance
Beyond and The Container Store are embarking on a new strategic partnership that will leverage the latter’s brick-and-mortar footprint with Beyond’s data platform, customer analytics, loyalty and payment programs. As part of the deal, Beyond will invest $40 million in The Container Store through a preferred equity transaction, subject to certain terms and conditions. Additionally, […]
  1. Merchandising
Beyond, Inc. — owner of the Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond and Zulily brands — is celebrating the successful resurrection of Overstock.com with a “Grand Reopening,” featuring a new look and feel for the website and a revamped product assortment. The standalone Overstock site was relaunched in March 2024, after the original site had been […]
  1. Corporate Finance
Seven years into its most recent comeback, teen fashion retailer Rue21 has filed for its third bankruptcy, citing “the continued growth of online shopping, industry competition, inflation and macroeconomic headwinds.” Over the past two decades the mall-based retailer has struggled to regain the popularity it enjoyed during its heyday in the late ’90s. The company […]
  1. Partnerships & Alt Profit
Beyond, Inc. — parent company of the newly relaunched Overstock.com as well as Bed Bath & Beyond and Zulily — has entered a long-term strategic partnership with X even as other advertisers flee the scandal-plagued social media platform. Beyond was formed following Overstock’s June 2023 acquisition of Bed Bath & Beyond, followed by its March […]
  1. Acquisitions, Divestitures & Mergers
Beyond, Inc. — parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com — has acquired the intellectual property of defunct flash-sale retailer Zulily, following that platform’s abrupt wind-down of its business in late 2023. Newly appointed Beyond, Inc. Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis said the acquisition is aimed at strengthening Beyond’s position in the off-price market. Beyond paid $4.5 million in […]
  1. Channel: Mass
Off-price retailer Burlington Stores beat expectations for Q4 2023 (the 14 weeks ended Feb. 3, 2024), with total sales increasing 10% and comparable store sales growing 2% year over year. The quarter closed out a steady year for the chain, with comp store sales up 4% in fiscal 2023, although on an earnings call discussing […]
  1. Shopper & Customer
Beyond, Inc., owner of online retail brands Bed Bath & Beyond (BB&B) and Overstock, will bring back a standalone Overstock.com site in approximately five weeks rather than the September 2024 target date announced earlier. Beyond rechristened its Overstock site with the Bed Bath & Beyond name in June 2023 after it acquired the bankrupt retailer’s […]
  1. Corporate Strategy
Beyond, Inc. — parent company of Bed Bath & Beyond and Overstock.com — has appointed new CEOs for both brands, and also named Camping World CEO and TV personality Marcus Lemonis as Executive Chairman of its board of directors. The appointments follow the abrupt departure of former Beyond CEO Jonathan Johnson in November 2023. Johnson […]
  1. Channel: Grocery
The New York Post reports that Wegmans, having recently opened its first Manhattan store in Greenwich Village, has signed a “long term deal” for a space about four miles to the north near Lincoln Center, real estate that used to be occupied by a Bed Bath & Beyond. The Post writes that “some kind of […]
  1. Data & Insights
*Crate & Barrel includes CB2 sales; Bed Bath & Beyond pre-Overstock purchase is not included in this iteration of the Home Goods Market Share Index given that the retailer closed its doors on July 30, 2023. The Bed Bath & Beyond listed on this index includes GMV for Overstock.com pre-July 30, 2023, and for its […]
  1. Technology & Innovation
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  1. Corporate Strategy
Struggling retailer GameStop is giving its CEO and chair Ryan Cohen even more control, including the ability to use company cash to buy other stocks. In its quarterly report released Wednesday night, GameStop announced two changes to its corporate investment plan: company cash can now be used to buy equities instead of just short-term debt, […]

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