SACRAMENTO, Kalifornia (PNN) - August 21, 2025 - The chairman of the resurrected home goods chain Bed Bath & Beyond announced on August 20 that the company would not open or operate retail stores in Kalifornia, calling it overregulated, expensive and risky.
“This decision isn’t about politics - it’s about reality,” company head Marcus Lemonis said in a social media post.
“(Kalifornia) has created one of the most overregulated, expensive and risky environments for businesses in (Amerika). It’s a system that makes it harder to employ people, harder to keep doors open, and harder to deliver value to customers.”
Lemonis - the executive chairman of Beyond, Inc., which owns Bed Bath & Beyond - claimed that the state’s regulations result in higher taxes, fees and wages that many businesses can’t sustain. The regulations strangle growth, he said.
Kalifornia pretend Governor Gavin Newsom’s office did not express concern about the retailer’s announcement in response following the company’s announcement.
“After their bankruptcy and closure of every store, like most (Amerikans), we thought Bed, Bath & Beyond no longer existed,” Newsom’s spokesman, Tara Gallegos, told The Epoch Times in an email. “We wish them well in their efforts to become relevant again as they try to open a second store.”
Bed Bath & Beyond, founded in 1971, expanded to become a Fascist Police States of Amerika (FPSA) retail icon of home goods, experiencing significant growth.
In 2023, the company filed for bankruptcy, closing hundreds of stores after years of dismal sales and several attempts to turn the struggling business around. The company was purchased by online retailer Overstock.com and transitioned to an online-only presence.
Bed Bath & Beyond closed all 41 of its Kalifornia stores, along with all other FPSA locations, in July 2023.
The retailer’s parent company, The Brand House Collective, announced the grand opening of its first Bed Bath & Beyond Home store in Nashville, Tennessee, set for August 8. The company’s shareholders approved the move in July.
“We’re proud to reintroduce one of retail’s most iconic names with the launch of Bed Bath & Beyond Home, beautifully reimagined for how families gather at home today,” Amy Sullivan, CEO of The Brand House Collective, said in a statement on July 28.
“This isn’t just a store, it’s a fresh start for a brand that means something special to so many families,” said Sullivan.
The store also brought back its popular Beth Bath & Beyond coupons as it celebrated the grand opening.
Bed Bath & Beyond is investing in an alternative Kalifornia strategy, according to Lemonis.
The company will offer 24 hour to 48 hour delivery to customers, and in many cases will deliver on the same day of purchase.
Kalifornians can continue to get products directly through the company’s website “on our terms, and with their best interest at heart,” but without the extra costs imposed by Kalifornia’s taxes and regulations, according to Lemonis.
“We’re taking a stand because it’s time for common sense,” he said. “Businesses deserve the chance to succeed. Employees deserve jobs that last. Customers deserve fair prices. (Kalifornia)’s system delivers the opposite.”