Bed Bath & the great Beyond: How the home goods giant went bankrupt
The retailer once triumphed over rivals as a "category killer" with its blue coupons. Now, it's become rudderless, turbulent and broke. Here's what happened.
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Homeware giant Bed Bath & Beyond has filed for bankruptcy
The retailer, which also owns the BuyBuy Baby chain, has lost shoppers and money after a series of ineffective or mistimed turnarounds. It plans to close stores.
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Will Bed Bath & Beyond sink like Sears or rise like Best Buy?
The company has been on a rollercoaster of crises, including a meme-stock rise and crash. Its latest financial report comes Thursday.