Interesting Facts

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The Owners Help

The Beginning

1971

Store opened Two owners Did well up to 1985

1985

•First superstore•20,000 sq ft•Became “category killer”

1987-1991

•New name•More stores•More sales

1989-1993•Expanded•Began trading stocks• Improved local appearance

Public Relations

•Bed, Bath, and Beyond is

a publically traded company

•Stock is usually around $25.00 a share

•Trade on the NASDAQ Global Select

Market

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•Always try to beat there competitors prices

Competition

Linens ‘n Things Copied BBBY

Integrated Computer System BBBY caught on

•Bed Bath & Beyond has many stores•Online site as well•No lack of competition

States with Most Stores

California: 95 Florida: 60 Illinois: 34 New Jersey: 34 Ohio: 34

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Online Sites

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Subsidiaries

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Present Philosophy

The Basics

Customer Service

Diversity

Empowerment

Relaxed Environment

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Company Image

You want it

We have it

Cheaper

Advertising MediaBed, Bath, and Beyond uses all different kind of

advertising, such as• Newspaper• Magazine ads• Television• Radio • Internet

When Bed, Bath, and Beyond opens a new store, they saturate the market with advertising, then after

a while they pull back a lot of the advertising and rely on word of mouth. This seems to work out good

for them.

Advertising Appeal

•Quality and affordable products•Competitive prices•Company image

•Target is their only real competitor because of there low prices on the same product. •Their main competitor is Pier 1 Imports

•Secondary competitors are Wal-Mart and Target

Special Events

•As of right now, no special events scheduled

•Tries to be very energy efficient

•A lot of there stores have skylights in them to

save energy

•Employees that do a lot of driving for the

company use hybrid cars

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