Losing my job is not ideal, but I'd lie if I said I was not enjoying the chaos at our store in these last days. Nothing is going the way it's supposed to and nobody seems to care all that much. I know I sure don't. All I'm doing is milking as much as... — read more
The Street: Bed Bath and Beyond's Baby Gear Retailer Attracts Bidders
Two bidders are reportedly showing interest in Buy Buy Baby as its parent company Bed Bath & Beyond is expected to dissolve. That bye-bye may be a little bit premature, baby. Buy Buy Baby, the baby gear retailer is drawing interest from at least... — read more
Reality
You are in a position to demand nothing. I, on the other hand, am in a position to grant nothing.
Stalking horse bid deadline
5 22 5 pm est deadline bid 5 28 Sunday court accepts bid Melted ice after that.
Going, Going, Gone! Bankrupt Retailer's Final Blowout Sale Days Before Closing
Wednesday, May 24, is Last Day for buybuy Baby. I guess this explains the pallets of baby merchandise we received in our BB&B... — read more
Complete chaos
Store 53 receiving department is in complete chaos. 303 Fed ex was received on Tuesday. 855 was received on Wednesday which had to be uploaded piece by piece by the operations manager and receiving manager. 695 was received on Thursday. Not to... — read more
Kroll Restructuring Group
Anyone else get a letter from them about Bed Bath & Beyond?
Liquidators
I know we are near the end but these liquidator guys are nuts. I know we have to listen to them but is anyone else having issues with what they want us to do. Mine calls me on the hour and if I don’t answer I get a bunch of texts.
Unemployment
I’m in Missouri will we get unemployment once the store closes if we stay till the end?
Current store count for bankruptcy sale.
How many locations are left?
Upcoming freight
Has any stores in the Socal area gotten their massive freight they were supposed to get? We were told to be ready for a trailer full of product was coming but was recently told now they canceled it. I hope we don't get sh-t, I like having nothing to... — read more
Bed Bath & Beyond data center for sale at bankruptcy auction
A data center owned by Bed Bath & Beyond is up for sale in North Carolina amid the company’s bankruptcy asset sale. A&G Real Estate Partners (A&G), in its capacity as real estate advisor to Bed Bath & Beyond Inc., this week announced plans to... — read more
One Month Left
Only one month left (or just over) before BBB and Baby are gone. From what I can tell with my local stores people aren't even buying merchandise in liquidation, even more there is hardly any foot traffic in the stores. Shocked there aren't more open... — read more
Final Pay
Wave 4 SM here These mo--ns can’t just let me leave without an issue Closed on the 23rd 24 years with company and still haven’t received my final pay. District HR said It was in mail MyHR service center agrees with me says I wasn’t paid and they... — read more
California Warn Notice
Has anyone seen a Warn notice filed for California? I’ve been looking but maybe I’m not looking in the right place. If we’re slated to close June 30, wouldn’t they have needed to file by April 30?
MT's claim to fame
https://youtu.be/9EXGVHs-fUM
Canadian Tire pursues BB&B space.
We've already heard all about the junk stores stateside, but apparently Canadian Tire is the leading vulture in the Great White North. https://share.newsbreak.com/3qzgunz7
Bed Bath & Beyond suing OOCL
"While retailers and shippers have filed FMC complaints over the failure of the carriers to provide service under their contracts or excessive detention and demurrage (D&D) fees, Beth, Bath & Beyond comes out swinging in its complaint alleging... — read more
BBB hiring
I guess they can’t get anyone to work. BBB and Baby on indeed hiring
Class action lawsuit against MT
How about we file a class action lawsuit against MT for mismanagement of BBB causing the loss of thousands of jobs. He is suing us why not sue him back.
Wave 3 & Wave 4 No severance
So Wave 1 & Wave 2 got severance..Wave 3 & Wave 4 got $0 severance. Now New Jersey stores will get Severance!! All because of the new NJ Law. Even though NJ stores were told to close earlier than planned Wave 4. So not right.
Liquidation
I’ve never gone through a liquidation and I don’t know about anyone else out there but it is pure he-l. I don’t think I can make it to the end. The customers are viscous and nasty. I’ve been told off and yelled at for the past two days. Where have... — read more
PTO
Is anyone else being told to use all your pto before we close? I was really hoping to keep it and get a payout at the end for an extra check.
This didn't have to happen
If the id--ts in charge would have taken a good hard look at things about 5 years ago this could have all been different. I stead of stripping the stores of staff and trying to streamline things they should have left the brick and mortar alone... — read more
The C-suite so incompetent...
...they could even f*** up going out of business. https://winknews.com/2023/04/26/liquidation-sale-at-bed-bath-beyond-off-to-a-slow-start/
Coupons!
They stopped taking them on Tuesday yet thousands of customers got theirs in the mail today 2 days past the cutoff date and expected to use them. They can’t even go out of business correctly! They have done bad by their employees and now by their... — read more
Who do we blame
Was it Covid that caused the death of BBB or do we blame SG or MT or ST. SG was just the clean up man. MT and his clowns sucked the company dry and they are laughing all the way to the offshore bank. ST was too busy kissing the shareholders a** to... — read more
NJ Warn Act - Effective 6/26/23
It looks like the end date for corporate is 6/26/23. The NJ Warn Act is updated to show 1,293 layoffs for Union, NJ.
Big!Lots accepting BB&B coupons thru 05/07.
https://share.newsbreak.com/3omwpnec
About those coupons
Reports from the field say that BBBY never turned off the coupon option on the registers and many are still being used despite official edicts. Is this true?
Woman Not Getting Her Wedding Dress Back Because Of Bankruptcy
BEDFORD, N.H. - A Bedford, New Hampshire woman says her wedding dress is being held hostage because Bed Bath & Beyond filed for bankruptcy. https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/bed-bath-and-beyond-bankruptcy-wedding-dress-held-memories/ Not entirely... — read more
SVP Regret
I bet that macys guy that left there to come to BBB to be SVP is kicking himself in the business right about now.
"One of the worst run companies ever"
https://www.cnbc.com/video/2023/04/24/crameras-mad-dash-on-bed-bath-beyond-this-was-one-of-the-worst-run-companies-ive-ever-seen.html Well, yeah, Not a big fan of this guy but hey, if he hated it from a distance, he should have worked there.
The Container Store temporarily accepts BB&B coupons
Remember when BB&B temporarily accepted Babies'R'Us gift cards during their liquidation? Well, now the shoe is on the other foot, so to... — read more
Employee discount
Employee discount last day is 5/3. Just another crappie thing they are doing for their employees. I’m sure no severance is next for NJ employees. They will be gone so who would get in trouble with the new law. Nobody to fine or sue.
Ahem... Shareholder meeting cancelled prior to delisting on NASDAQ
This is a bit like telling you the worthless company is even more worthless, isn't it? I just thought I would squelch any lambo dreams of riches before they got started.
Bid for Baby received.
Bid for Baby is being strongly considered. Buyer to be announced by end of this week.
We might as well laugh with them, if not at ourselves
https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1650832779792515073