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Buybuy Baby Closing All Stores — Again Buybuy Baby Closing All Stores — Again
Buybuy Baby Closing All Stores — Again Buybuy Baby is closing all of its physical stores as the company transitions to a digital-first approach, according to a statement on its website. Last summer, the company announced it would be closing all stores amid parent company Bed Bath & Beyond's bankruptcy liquidation. Months later, some stores reopened under a new parent company. But, those stores will be closing, again. They are located at: CONNECTICUT 1433 New Britain Ave., West Hartford DELAWARE 501 W Main St., Christiana MASSACHUSETTS 160 Granite St., Braintree MARYLAND 1683 Rockville Pike, Rockville NEW JERSEY …

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Hobby Lobby Replacing Bed Bath & Beyond In Morris County Hobby Lobby Replacing Bed Bath & Beyond In Morris County
Hobby Lobby Replacing Bed Bath & Beyond In Morris County Hobby Lobby, the arts and crafts store, is opening another location in New Jersey. The retailer, which is headquartered in Oklahoma, is set to open a location in Morris County at 180 NJ-10 in East Hanover, the site of a since shuttered Bed Bath & Beyond.  Hobby Lobby recently shared a job opening for retail co-manager at the 50,250 square foot store. According to the job description, the co-manager is asked to lead and guide the team with passion, execute the seasonal department's merchandising plans and be actively engaged in the store's processes and procedures to meet financial …

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by Sam Barron
Business
1.75 Million Travel Steam Irons Part Of Expanded Recall For Fire, Burn, Shock Hazards 1.75 Million Travel Steam Irons Part Of Expanded Recall For Fire, Burn, Shock Hazards
1.75 Million Travel Steam Irons Part Of Expanded Recall For Fire, Burn, Shock Hazards Federal authorities announced that a recall initially reported in May has been expanded to include an additional 1.7 million travel irons after there were new reports of injuries. Kansas-based Vornado announced that it is now recalling upwards of two million Steamfast Home and Away Travel Steam Irons due to fire, burn, and shock hazards due to a faulty power cord. According to the company, the cord can become damaged, leading to possible overheating, which then poses fire and burn risks. The damage can also lead to exposed copper wires, representing a shock hazard. Steamfast travel ste…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Plans To Close Remaining Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Bed Bath & Beyond Plans To Close Remaining Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy
Bed Bath & Beyond Plans To Close Remaining Stores After Filing For Bankruptcy Struggling home goods retailer Bed Bath & Beyond filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Sunday, April 23 with plans to close all of its remaining stores after efforts to raise enough money to keep the company alive came up short. The company said in a statement that it will implement "an orderly wind-down" of its businesses while conducting a limited marketing process to solicit interest in one or more sales of some or all of its assets.  For now, 360 Bed Bath & Beyond and 120 buybuy BABY stores and websites will remain open and continue serving customers as the com…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond To Eliminate Nearly 1,300 Jobs At These NJ Locations Bed Bath & Beyond To Eliminate Nearly 1,300 Jobs At These NJ Locations
Bed Bath & Beyond To Eliminate Nearly 1,300 Jobs At These NJ Locations Nearly 1,300 Bed Bath & Beyond workers are about to lose their jobs in New Jersey, according to a WARN notice filed by the company. The WARN notice was filed with the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, saying hundreds of jobs are going to be eliminated across the state. Jobs will be eliminated from the following locations: Port Reading (e-commerce fulfillment center), 572 jobs, March 28 Secaucus (warehouse), 84, April 5 Union (headquarters), 377, April 9 Totowa (Harmon), 262, April 1 Earlier this year, Bed Bath & Beyond announced it would be closin…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 36 NJ Locations Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 36 NJ Locations
Bed Bath & Beyond Closures Include 36 NJ Locations Three dozen Bed Bath & Beyond stores in New Jersey are among 87 locations scheduled to close in 2023, the struggling retailer announced. That brings the total number of Bed Bath & Beyond locations scheduled to close to at least 162 announced since September 2022. A spokesperson told Axios that the latest round of closures will include all of the company's Harmon beauty shops, as well as five Buy Buy Baby locations. The following locations in New Jersey are set to close in 2023: Bridgewater, 155 Promenade Blvd. Mays Landing,190 Hamilton Commons Mays Landing Mount Laurel, 8 Centert…

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond To Shutter These 3 NJ Locations Bed Bath & Beyond To Shutter These 3 NJ Locations
Bed Bath & Beyond To Shutter These 3 NJ Locations Three New Jersey Bed Bath & Beyond stores will shutter by the end of the year, the company announced this week. The company announced earlier this year it planned on closing 150 stores, and on Thursday, Sept. 15, released a list of 56 that will close by the end of 2022. Those stores are: Flanders, 30 International Dr. Manalapan, 13 Route 9 S. Paramus, 34 E Ridgewood Ave. Bed Bath & Beyond has 28 stores in New Jersey, and headquarters in Union. The company did not give exact closing dates.

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Leaps To His Death From NYC's Jenga Tower Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Leaps To His Death From NYC's Jenga Tower
Bed Bath & Beyond Exec Leaps To His Death From NYC's Jenga Tower A Bed Bath & Beyond executive leapt 18 stories to his death from New York City's "Jenga" tower Friday, Sept. 2, multiple reports say. Gustavo Arnal, 52, was the executive vice president and chief financial officer at the Union, NJ-based company. Calls reporting a jumper came around 12:30 p.m. from the 60-story building's location in lower Manhattan's Tribeca neighborhood at 56 Leonard Street near Church Street, according to the Daily Mail. Messages left with Bed Bath & Bed and Arnal’s family on Saturday, Sept. 3 were not immediately returned, the New York Post said. Shares in…

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by Joe Lombardi
Real Estate
NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Among Dozens Closing NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Among Dozens Closing
NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Among Dozens Closing Nearly 40 more Bed Bath & Beyond stores will be closing in February, according to a new report from USA Today. Among them, one in New Jersey. Liquidation sales are underway at the 37 stores, including the one on River Road in Edgewater, the outlet says. Last June, the company announced it would be closing 200 stores over the next two years. Locations in Jersey City, Howell, and Rockaway were some of the first to go. Click here for more from USA Today.

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by Cecilia Levine
Business
Another NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Closing, Report Says Another NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Closing, Report Says
Another NJ Bed Bath & Beyond Store Closing, Report Says Another Bed Bath & Beyond store is expected to close permanently this fall, part of a nationwide closure plan affecting about 200 locations. The major retailer’s store at 400 Marin Blvd. in Jersey City is set to close in November, a store employee told NJ Advance Media. In July 2020, Bed Bath & Beyond officials announced that 200 of its namesake stores would be shut down over a two-year period -- accounting for about one-fifth of all its BB & B stores nationwide. The big-box chain cited a steep drop in sales due to the coronavirus pandemic at the time.  Two other Bed Bath …

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by Jon Craig
Police & Fire
KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Used Fake Credit Card, Assaulted Worker At Bethlehem Store KNOW HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Used Fake Credit Card, Assaulted Worker At Bethlehem Store
Know HIM? Police Seek ID For Man Who Used Fake Credit Card, Assaulted Worker At Bethlehem Store Police are seeking the public’s help identifying a man they say used a fraudulent credit card, assaulted a worker and threatened customers at Bed Bath & Beyond in Bethlehem. The man pictured above is accused of using a fraudulent credit card to buy several gift cards at the Southmont Way store around 1:45 p.m. Friday, Bethlehem Township Police said. When the man was confronted, he stole the gift cards, assaulted an employee and told everyone that he had a gun, police said. The man then drove away in the vehicle pictured above. Anyone with information about the man’s identity is asked …

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by Valerie Musson
Business
Bed Bath & Beyond Cutting Nearly 3,000 Jobs Starting Immediately Bed Bath & Beyond Cutting Nearly 3,000 Jobs Starting Immediately
Bed Bath & Beyond Cutting Nearly 3,000 Jobs Starting Immediately Bed Bath & Beyond will cut nearly 3,000 jobs under a plan to cut costs and streamline operations. Jobs will start to be eliminated immediately, the company said in a statement on Tuesday, Aug. 25. "In conjunction with the organizational realignment, the company has implemented a significant workforce reduction of approximately 2,800 roles from across its corporate headquarters and retail banner stores, effective immediately," the statement said.  "This action is designed to further reduce layers at the corporate level, significantly reposition field operations to better serve…

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by Joe Lombardi
Business
Sussex County Bed Bath & Beyond To Close Sussex County Bed Bath & Beyond To Close
Sussex County Bed Bath & Beyond To Close Bed Bath & Beyond in Sussex County is among two of the latest stores to shutter, recent reports say. The Union-based company announced last year that 40 “underperforming” stores would be closed this year.  Included are stores located at 17 Hampson House Road in Newton and 141 Tuckahoe Road in Sewell, News12 says. BB&B is just one of many national chains to be impacted by the “retail apocalypse” -- other notable names include Pier 1, which expects to close 450 stores, and Macy’s, which expects to close at least 28 stores, the report says. At least 20 of BB&B’s “concep…

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by Valerie Musson