Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s bankruptcy marks the end of the line for the troubled home-goods retailer and sometime meme-stock darling.
“Home... Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s bankruptcy marks the end of the line for the troubled home-goods retailer and sometime meme-stock darling. “Home is a high-margin, evergreen category that has emerged as an enticing expansion play for dollar stores, hard discounters, and even grocers such as H-E-B and Kroger KR , ” she added.
Set against this backdrop, brand-management firm WHP Global would seem to be a top-tier acquirer and Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us would be a “synergistic pairing” with Bed Bath & Beyond’s Buybuy Baby subsidiary, Spieckerman said.WHP Global already owns the Toys ‘R’ Us and Babies ‘R’ Us brands. “WHP would also offer a compelling opportunity to gobble up Bed Bath & Beyond whole rather than it being sold off for parts,” she added.