Bed Bath & Beyond - Wikipedia Bed Bath & Beyond For the Will & Grace episode, see Bed, Bath & Beyond ( Will & Grace ). Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Type Public Traded as NASDAQ : BBBY S&P 400 component Industry Retail Founded 1971 ; 47 years ago ( 1971 ) ( as Bed ' n Bath ) Springfield, New Jersey, U.S. Founders Warren Eisenberg Leonard Feinstein Headquarters Union, New Jersey United States Number of locations 1,550 ( all divisions ) ( August 2017 ) Areas served United States Mexico Canada Key people Warren Eisenberg ( Co-Chairman ) Leonard Feinstein ( Co-Chairman ) Steven H. Temares ( CEO ) Arthur Stark ( President ) Products Home furnishings, domestics merchandise Revenue US $ 12.216 billion ( FY 2017 ) Operating income US $ 1.135 billion ( FY 2017 ) Net income US $ 685.1 million ( FY 2017 ) Total assets US $ 6.846 billion ( FY 2017 ) Total equity US $ 2.719 billion ( FY 2017 ) Number of employees 65,000 ( 2017 ) Subsidiaries See below Website bedbathandbeyond.com Bed Bath & Beyond in Saugus, Massachusetts Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is an American chain of domestic merchandise retail stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. Founded in 1971, the stores sell home goods primarily for the bedroom and bathroom, as well as kitchen and dining room. The company is included in the S&P 400 and Global 1200 Indices. It is also counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes Global 2000. Contents 1 History 2 Competition 3 Subsidiaries 3.1 Acquisitions 3.2 Other subsidiaries 4 New Zealand chain 5 References 6 External links History This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( October 2013 ) In 1971, Warren Eisenberg and Leonard Feinstein opened a store in Springfield, New Jersey called Bed ' n Bath. By 1985, Eisenberg and Feinstein were operating 17 stores in the New York metropolitan area and California. Also in 1985, the first superstore was opened, as an attempt to remain competitive with Linens ' n Things, Pacific Linen, and Luxury Linens. In order to properly represent the size increase in its retail stores, the company changed its name to Bed Bath & Beyond. Competition Bed Bath and Beyond has several major retail competitors, including Walmart, Target, and JCPenney, as well as several mid-sized competitors like Pier 1 Imports. Companies such as Crate & Barrel, IKEA, and the numerous Williams - Sonoma companies like Pottery Barn and West Elm are competitors as well. Subsidiaries Acquisitions Harmon Stores -- acquired in March 2002, operates Face Values Christmas Tree Shops -- acquired in June 2003 for $200 million Buy Buy Baby -- acquired in March 2007 for $67 million Cost Plus, Inc. -- acquired in May 2012 for $495 million, operates Cost Plus World Market and World Market Linen Holdings -- acquired in June 2012 for $105 million Of a Kind -- acquired in August 2015 for an undisclosed amount One Kings Lane -- acquired in June 2016 for an undisclosed amount PersonalizationMall.com -- acquired in November 2016 for $190 million. Other subsidiaries Bed Bath & Beyond Canada L.P. Bed Bath & Beyond Mexico -- a joint venture with Home & More to operate four stores in Mexico under the name `` Bed Bath & Beyond '' Bed Bath & Beyond Invitations -- an online wedding invitation venture New Zealand chain There is a New Zealand chain with the name `` Bed Bath & Beyond '', which has no corporate connection with the American company. References Jump up ^ Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Reports Results for Fiscal 2017 Second Quarter Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath & Beyond Investor Relations - Investor Overview ''. Phx.corporate-ir.net. 2012 - 02 - 25. Retrieved 2012 - 05 - 28. Jump up ^ Bed Bath & Beyond Mexico Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath & Beyond ''. Fortune. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath & Beyond on the Forbes Global 2000 List ''. Forbes. Retrieved 2018 - 02 - 28. Jump up ^ `` History of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc ''. FundingUniverse. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Lillo, Andrea ( March 11, 2002 ). `` Bed Bath makes first acquisition with Harmon ''. Home Textiles Today. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath & Beyond Buys Christmas Tree Shops ''. The New York Times. June 20, 2003. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Mike Cianciolo ( March 26, 2007 ). `` buybuy BABY Gets Bought ''. The Motley Fool. Retrieved October 27, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Hsu, Tiffany ( May 9, 2012 ). `` Bed Bath & Beyond to Buy Cost Plus for $495 Million ''. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Dealbook Blog ( May 9, 2012 ). `` Bed Bath & Beyond to Buy Cost Plus ''. The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath buys Linen Holdings for $105 million ''. Reuters. June 1, 2012. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ Brooke, Aliza ( August 10, 2015 ). `` Indie Design Retailer Of a Kind Acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond ''. Fashionista. Retrieved February 19, 2016. Jump up ^ Kapner, Suzanne ( June 14, 2016 ). `` Bed Bath & Beyond Buys One Kings Lane for ' Not Material ' Price ''. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 6, 2016. Jump up ^ Bed Bath & Beyond Scoops Up Another Online Retailer Jump up ^ Bed Bath & Beyond Canada L.P. corporate profile, Bloomberg, retrieved 2016 - 12 - 13 Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Announces Joint Venture with Home & More, a Home Products Retailer in Mexico ''. Bed Bath & Beyond. Retrieved October 27, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Bed Bath & Beyond - Frequently asked questions ''. Retrieved June 6, 2016. External links Official website Business data for Bed Bath & Beyond : Google Finance Yahoo ! Finance Reuters SEC filings Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bed_Bath_%26_Beyond&oldid=834423973 '' Categories : Union Township, Union County, New Jersey Companies listed on NASDAQ Companies based in New Jersey Companies based in Union County, New Jersey Home decor retailers Retail companies established in 1971 Retail companies of the United States 1971 establishments in New Jersey Hidden categories : Use mdy dates from April 2018 Articles to be expanded from October 2013 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch فارسی Français 한국어 日本 語 Polski Português Edit links This page was last edited on 5 April 2018, at 17 : 21. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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Question: when did bed bath and beyond first open
Answer: 1971