Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY)

Add a New Bears Reason Company: Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY) Current price: Headline: (100 character max) Analysis: Cancel 100% agree 1 votes edit Questionable management decisions Top Contributor: Kryssia Uraguchi | Created when NASDAQ:BBBY was $36.26 | Edit | History BBBY's acquisition of buybuy BABY for $67 million and the repayment of $19 million in debt from one of its co-founder's sons has investors wondering what the true motives for the acquisition were. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 0 votes edit Growth in subsidiaries unclear Top Contributor: Kryssia Uraguchi | Created when NASDAQ:BBBY was $36.26 | Edit | History Although BBBY has the experience to grow its subsidiaries and has talk of an expansion plan, it is unclear when that growth will occur. (100 character max) Cancel 0% agree 1 votes edit Economic downturn has largely reduced customer demand for home furnishing products Top Contributor: Helen Han | Created when NASDAQ:BBBY was $30.44 | Edit | History The current recession has reduced consumers' demand for home furnishing products. In fact, sales figures from the home furnishing industry fell 13.5% in October 2008, and sales are expected to fall even through the 2008-2009 Christmas season. BBBY is expected to post negative comparable store growth in Q3 and Q4 2008, and the home furnishing retail sector is not expected to reverse this loss during this time of economic hardship. (100 character max) Cancel

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