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Bed Bath & Beyond Closings: Will NC Stores Be Affected?

The home goods retailer announced this week it will close 40 stores. The company has 27 North Carolina stores.

The home goods retailer announced this week it will close 40 stores. The company has 27 North Carolina stores.
The home goods retailer announced this week it will close 40 stores. The company has 27 North Carolina stores. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

CHARLOTTE, NC — Struggling housewares retailer Bed Bath & Beyond will close about 40 stores this year while opening 15 "lab" stores offering more home decor and food products, the company announced this week. The number of stores to be shuttered could increase if more favorable lease agreements can't be reached with some of its landlords, company officials said in a conference call.

During the call, company reps disclosed disappointing first-quarter sales. Based in New Jersey, the company also operates Buy Buy Baby and World Market.

Bed Bath & Beyond has not revealed which locations will be shuttered. The company has more than a thousand stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico, including 27 locations throughout North Carolina:

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