Bed Bath & Beyond is launching a brick-and-mortar comeback but is skipping the nation’s most populated state.

Beyond Inc., parent of Bed Bath & Beyond , issued a statement from executive chairman Marcus Lemonis explaining the company’s decision to not open or operate stores in California, although online delivery will be available there.

"This decision isn’t about politics — it’s about reality," Lemonis said in the statement . "California has created one of the most overregulated, expensive, and risky environments for businesses in America. It’s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers."

Lemonis also cited what he said are California’s "higher taxes, higher fees, higher wages that many businesses simp

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