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Bed Bath & Beyond to cut back on customer coupons in a bid to boost profits amid the pandemic

Bed Bath & Beyond will cut back on coupons in an effort to boost profits, as a company official admitted there's an 'over-reliance' on the customer perk.

The big-box retailer has become synonymous with its well-known and popular coupons that reach customers by mail, email and text messages - but the company has now made strides to change that reputation.  

Investors gathered online Wednesday morning for the company's 'Investor Day,' which discussed its three-year financial roadmap to create sustainable shareholder returns. 

It comes after Bed Bath & Beyond announced it would close 63 stores by the year's and cut 2,800 jobs over the next two years.

Bed Bath & Beyond announced it would scale back on customer coupns and promotions in an effort to boost profits

Bed Bath & Beyond announced it would scale back on customer coupns and promotions in an effort to boost profits 

'Today, we have an over-reliance on the coupon,' said Chief Merchandising Officer Joe Hartsig, per CNBC. 

The company told investors that it studied 405 million customers' baskets and 285,000 items to discover that 40 per cent of promotions were 'ineffective.'

Frequent shoppers could have a hard time adjusting to the new full-price promotion model – potentially turning them away – but the new operation model targeted a different audience.

CNBC reports that the company has attracted 1.4million new customers because of the pandemic. More people sought out cleaning supplies and wanted to fix up their home as Americans spent more time inside.

Pictured: A Bed Bath & Beyond coupon that has become synonymous with the company

Pictured: A Bed Bath & Beyond coupon that has become synonymous with the company

Those new customers were on average six years younger and 20 per cent less likely to rely on coupons.  

'The Company will use data and insights to build discipline into the use of promotions, to increase return on investment and remove ineffective promotional activity,' Bed Bath & Beyond wrote in its initial press release.   

CEO Mark Tritton, who was appointed in November 2019, asserted that the coupons would be used as 'a strategic advantage' that will 'leverage as a true strength.'

The company hoped the new strategy could survive any short-term growing pains.

'This is very much like ending an addition: It’s sensible and brings benefits in the longer term, but it may hurt in the short term,' Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail told CNBC.

'Financially, this is a necessary move as coupons erode margins. However, many Bed Bath & Beyond customers love coupons, so scaling them back may have an impact on shopper numbers and sales'.

That notion was reflected in Bed Bath & Beyond's stock shares after the investor meeting on Wednesday.

The company's stock price on Thursday morning was down 12 per cent in a staggering plunge. 

Bed Bath & Beyond's stock market shares were down 12 per cent on Thursday morning after the company revealed its three-year plan on Wednesday

Bed Bath & Beyond's stock market shares were down 12 per cent on Thursday morning after the company revealed its three-year plan on Wednesday

Pictured:  a year-to-date graphic of Bed Bath & Beyond's stock shares show it began a consistent recovery amid the pandemic

Pictured:  a year-to-date graphic of Bed Bath & Beyond's stock shares show it began a consistent recovery amid the pandemic 

When the stock market closed on Thursday, shares had fallen to $22.53 and were down nearly three per cent. 

Thursday's share price was down 18.63 per cent from last Friday. 

The company's stock, like so many other businesses and industries, took a steep dive in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it had made promising steps in the months since then. 

Stock rose more than 38 per cent this year to create a market cap of $2.7billion.

Bed Bath & Beyond's three-year financial roadmap revealed that it expected to sustain same-store sales in fiscal 2021 and increase by 2023. 

Pictured: Bed Bath & Beyond's stock shares and price at the end of Thursday

Pictured: Bed Bath & Beyond's stock shares and price at the end of Thursday 

Company officials also planned to make $1billion to $1.5billion in capital investments by 2023 to complete a number of intiatives, including remodeling stores and improving e-commerce operations.

'Bed Bath & Beyond will continue to create a more inspirational, omni-always digital and in-store shopping experience, building on the recent launch of Buy-Online-Pickup In-Store , Curbside Pickup and Same Day Delivery services which have helped convert more than 2 million customers to shop more than one channel this year.' the press release stated. 

Neil Saunders: 'Many Bed Bath & Beyond customers love coupons, so scaling them back may have an impact on shopper numbers and sales'

Neil Saunders: 'Many Bed Bath & Beyond customers love coupons, so scaling them back may have an impact on shopper numbers and sales'

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