More Bed Bath & Beyond stores are set to close.
Another 43 will be shuttered by the end of February, Bed Bath & Beyond officials told USA TODAY Tuesday.
The New Jersey-based home goods retailer – which also operates buybuy Baby and Harmon Face Values – said the locations are currently going through store closing liquidation sales.
Last July, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. officials said 200 of its namesake stores were expected to close over the next two years, accounting for approximately 21% of its Bed Bath & Beyond stores.
In September, the company announced 63 of the 200 stores would close by the end of 2020.
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Company spokesperson Dominic Pendry told USA TODAY Tuesday that by the end of this February, the company expects to have completed around 60% of the closures, which is about 120 stores.
The company confirmation comes ahead of the planned release of its quarterly earnings Thursday morning.
Stores in 19 states and Puerto Rico are slated to close in this new round with California losing nine locations. Florida, Ohio and Virginia will each lose four stores in the round.
Even before the coronavirus pandemic, Bed Bath & Beyond planned to close stores and in January 2020 released a list of 40 closing stores. The company added curbside pickup during the pandemic.
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The following 43 stores are the latest Bed Bath & Beyond stores slated to close by the end of February 2021. Approximately 200 stores will close over the next two years.
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