{"id":284050,"date":"2026-04-24T17:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/284050\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T17:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T17:20:10","slug":"bed-bath-beyond-is-back-in-california-after-vowing-never-to-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/284050\/","title":{"rendered":"Bed Bath & Beyond is back in California after vowing never to return"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Bed Bath & Beyond is coming back to California less than a year after the company\u2019s chairman vowed<\/a> it wouldn\u2019t reopen in the Golden State.<\/p>\n

The home goods retailer will resurface through the rebranding of 98 The Container Store locations, including 12 storefronts in California, the company announcedon Thursday. <\/p>\n

Five locations are in Southern California, including one in Los Angeles and another in El Segundo. <\/p>\n

The stores will be called \u201cThe Container Store + Bed Bath & Beyond,\u201d offering both organizational products and home merchandise. <\/p>\n

The transition will start on Friday and involve liquidating 30% of The Container Store\u2019s categories and products. The store formats will start changing in May. <\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a reset with purpose,\u201d Jen Pape, senior vice president of The Container Store, said in the release. \u201cWe are actively reshaping our stores to make room for what\u2019s next.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bed Bath & Beyond once had 80 locations in strip malls and shopping centers across California, but shuttered all storefronts after filing for bankruptcy in 2023.<\/a> <\/p>\n

The retailer\u2019s executive chairman, Marcus Lemonis, said in August<\/a> that the state is over-regulated, expensive and creates a risky business environment. <\/p>\n

Lemonis joined a slew of business executives to denounce California\u2019s business environment<\/a>. Many executives, small business owners and entrepreneurs complain<\/a> about the state\u2019s high taxes and cost of living, which, coupled with strict environmental regulations, can hinder business operations.<\/p>\n

Lemonis, a regular on Fox Business Network, said the decision to forego business in California wasn\u2019t political, but rather a move to protect employees and customers. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers,\u201d Lemonis wrote in a statement on X in August.<\/a> <\/p>\n

At the time, Newsom fired back at Lemonis\u2019 claims about the state\u2019s business landscape on X. <\/p>\n

\u201cAfter their bankruptcy and closure of every store, like most Americans, we thought Bed, Bath & Beyond no longer existed,\u201d Newsrom said on X<\/a>. \u201cWe wish them well in their efforts to become relevant again.\u201d <\/p>\n

The retailer\u2019s inability to ignore California shows how the state is still an economic leader,<\/a> with a GDP higher than that of any other state and all but three countries. <\/p>\n

More companies have moved out of the state than moved in over the last decade. Yet that net loss is dwarfed by the more than 7,000 companies founded in California during that time, according to the Public Policy Institute.<\/p>\n

Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed the retailer back to the state. <\/p>\n

\u201cWith a thriving economy growing faster than all other developed nations, California always reaches out with an open hand \u2014 not a closed fist,\u201d he posted on X<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Lemonis responded with a post suggesting it got some kind of support from the state to offset the extra costs of doing business.<\/p>\n

\u201cThank you for the massive incentives,\u201d he said in an X post<\/a>, adding, \u201cwe are happy to add @BedBathBeyond<\/a>
to our lineup so we can generate the revenue needed to hurdle the higher than normal operating cost.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bed Bath & Beyond acquired The Container Store, which sells storage and organization products, in April, for about $150 million in stock and convertible notes \u2014 part of the company\u2019s attempt at a comeback after the bankruptcy. <\/p>\n

The Container Store exited bankruptcy in early 2025, after filing<\/a> in 2024. <\/p>\n

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