Businessweek

Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. operates a chain of retail stores under the Bed Bath & Beyond (BBB), Christmas Tree Shops or andThat! (collectively, ‘CTS’), Harmon or Harmon Face Values (collectively, ‘Harmon’), buybuy BABY, and World Market or Cost Plus World Market (collectively, ‘World Market’) names. The company’s 1,471 stores operate in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada, including 1,004 BBB stores operating in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and Canada; 74 CTS stores operating in 22 states; 47 Harmon stores operating in 4 states; 82 buybuy BABY stores operating in 29 states; and 264 World Market stores operating in 31 states and the District of Columbia. The company includes Linen Holdings, LLC, a distributor of various textile products, amenities, and other goods to institutional customers in the hospitality, cruise line, food service, healthcare, and other industries. Additionally, the company is a partner in a joint venture, which operates three retail stores in Mexico under the BBB name. The company sells an assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings. Domestics merchandise includes categories, such as bed linens and related items, bath items, and kitchen textiles. Home furnishings include categories, such as kitchen and tabletop items, fine tabletop, basic housewares, general home furnishings, consumables, and certain juvenile products. Acquisitions In 2012, the company acquired Cost Plus, Inc., a retailer selling a range of home decorating items, furniture, gifts, holiday and other seasonal items, and specialty food and beverages. Seasonality The company’s sales exhibit seasonality with sales levels higher in the calendar months of August, November, and December, and lower in February. Tradenames and Service Marks The company uses the service marks ‘Bed Bath & Beyond’, ‘buybuy BABY’, ‘Christmas Tree Shops’, ‘andThat!’, ‘Harmon’, ‘Face Values’, ‘Cost Plus’, ‘World Market’, and ‘Cost Plus World Market’ in connection with its retail services. The company has registered trademarks and service marks or is seeking registrations for these and other trademarks and service marks with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The company also has registered or has applications pending with the trademark registries of various foreign countries, including having registered the ‘Bed Bath & Beyond’ name and logo in Canada and Mexico. The company also files patent applications. History Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. was founded in 1971 by Leonard Feinstein and Warren Eisenberg.