Bed Bath & Beyond reveals which 63 stores will close by the end of 2020 after announcing plans to shutter 200 locations and slash 2,800 jobs over the next two years

Bed Bed & Beyond has revealed which 63 locations will be the first to close their doors by the end of the year as part of the company's cost-cutting strategy. 

The news comes two months after the New Jersey-based home goods retailer announced plans to shutter 200 Bed Bath & Beyond stores and eliminate 2,800 jobs over the next two years. 

Stores in 29 states are on the chopping block, with California and New York set to lose the most retailers at six locations each.

Bed Bed & Beyond has revealed which 63 locations will be the first to close their doors by the end of the year, including this Boca Raton, Florida, store 

Bed Bath & Beyond's shares were up more than 12 per cent buy midday Tuesday 

LIST OF BED BATH & BEYOND STORES SET TO CLOSE: 

Alabama:

1640 Gadsden Highway, in Birmingham

300 Colonial Promenade Parkway, in Alabaster

Arizona:

10845 North Tatum Blvd, in Phoenix

California:

39125 Fremont Hub, in Fremont

10822 Trinity Parkway, in Stockton

12410 Amargosa Road, in Victorville

21640 Valley Blvd, in City of Industry

6365 Pats Ranch Road, in Mira Loma

2449 Golden Hill Road, in Paso Robles

Colorado:

4735 29th Street, in Greeley

23901 E. Orchard Road, in Aurora

Connecticut:

13 Sugar Hollow Road, in Danbury,

1212 Boston Post Road, in Milford

1603 Southeast Road, in Farmington

1914 East Street, in Torrington

Florida:

5803 S US Highway 17/92, in Casselberry

11470 Pines Blvd, in Pembroke Pines

10856 SW Village Parkway, in Port St. Lucie

Georgia:

6680 Douglas Blvd, in Douglasville

Illinois:

203 Orland Park Pl, in Orland Park

2838 North Broadway, in Chicago

2530 Sycamore Road, in Dekalb

734 East Boughton Road, in Bolingbrook

Indiana:

8655 N. River Crossing Blvd, in Indianapolis

2520 East 79th Ave, in Merrillville

280 N. Gates Drive, in Bloomington

6010 West 86th Street, in Indianapolis 

Kentucky:

3220 Nicholasville Road, in Lexington

Louisiana:

901 Manhattan Blvd, in Harvey

Maryland:

558 N. Frederick Ave, in Gaithersburg

7000 Arundel Mills Circle, in Hanover

2653 N. Salisbury Blvd, in Salisbury

Maine:

730 Center Street, in Auburn

 

Michigan:

3180 Fairline Drive, in Allen Park

Missouri:

8520 North Evanston Ave, in Kansas City

North Carolina:

8241 Concord Mills Blvd, in Concord

6270 Glenwood Ave, in Raleigh

Nebraska:

5040 N. 27th Street, in Lincoln

New Jersey:

4075 Route 9, in Howell

202 Enterprise Drive, in Rockaway

New York:

3349 Monroe Ave, in Rochester

410 E. 61st Street, in New York

2700 Veterans Road West, in Staten Island

21855 Towne Center Drive, in Watertown

3597 W Genesee Street, in Syracuse

40-24 College Point Blvd, in Flushing

Ohio:

1230 S. Holland Sylvania Road, in Holland

1750 Hill Road North, in Pickerington

2720 Towne Drive, in Beavercreek

1170 Polaris Parkway, in Columbus

Oregon:

719 NW 12th Street, in Gresham

Pennsylvania:

2410 Chemical Road, in Plymouth Meeting

Tennessee:

211 Opry Mills Drive, in Nashville

Texas:

9333 Research Blvd, in Austin

853 Northeast Mall Drive, Hurst

7616 Denton Highway, in Watauga

5752 Highway 6, in Missouri City

Utah:

2159 Harris Blvd, in Layton

7142 South Plaza Center Drive, in West Jordan

Virginia:

900 Army Navy Drive, in Arlington

Washington:

1130 S.E. Everett Mall Way, in Everett

Wisconsin:

605 Main Street, in Brookfield

West Virginia:

172 Retail Commons Parkway, in Martinsburg

 

Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Texas will each lose four stores, followed by Florida and Maryland with three; Alabama, Colorado, New Jersey, North Carolina and Utah with two, and Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin and West Virginia with one shuttered store each.     

'This is an important step in our multi-year program to create a sustainable, durable business and invest where it matters most to our digital-first customers and our people,' Bed Bath & Beyond spokesperson Jessica Joyce told USA Today, which first reported on the looming closures. 

The store closures were first announced in July after sales fell 50 percent during the chain's first quarter as the coronavirus outbreak was unfolding.

At the same time, Bed Bath & Beyond reported that online sales increased by 100 per cent during April and May.

The spike was attributed to customers rushing to purchase cleaning products and home items during the pandemic. Online sales represented about two thirds of the total for the first quarter.  

New York is one of two states that are set to lose the most Bed Bath & Beyond stores, including this location on East 61st Street in Manhattan 

Indiana is set to lose four retailers, among them this location on West 86th Street in Indianapolis 

Bed Bath CEO Mark Tritton said at the time that closing the 200 locations would save the company between $250 and $350million per year.

Bed Bath and Beyond has nearly 1,480 stores in the US and Canada, including 955 that operate under the chain's brand name. The company also operates buybuy Baby, Christmas Tree Shops and Harmon Face Values. 

The pandemic has had a devastating impact on retailing across the US, as other chains reported similar losses during their first quarter due to COVID-19.

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