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Bed Bath & Beyond hopes to open new stores nationwide after shutting them all in 2023, but is excluding California, citing overregulation and high costs

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and BB&B chairman Marcus Lemonis traded barbs over the state's intentional exclusion

The retailer’s first attempt at a comeback is a new Nashville store under the rebranded name Bed Bath & Beyond Home

Bed Bath & Beyond is attempting to open new brick-and-mortar stores after filing for bankruptcy in 2023 and shuttering all of its locations — except for in one state.

In a statement released on Wednesday, Aug. 20, the Executive Chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond, Marcus Lemonis, confirmed that the home goods retailer “will not open or operate retail stores in California.”

“This decision isn’t abo

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