Topics regarding layoffs at Bed Bath & Beyond

Topics regarding layoffs at Bed Bath & Beyond

MASS EXODUS

No severance No work. No severance no customer service. No severance No welcome rewards plus sign ups. No severance no store recovery No severance no help to liquidator No severance no receiving any freight if any No severance no freight... — read more 

Email saying our sales were bad

I cannot believe the email we received about sales from our gm. He was concerned that too many stores are far below the company average of sales. Wtf?? Blame yourselves, not the associates in the store dealing with pi---d off customers every minute... — read more 

This needs to be said more often

Understand that those in corporate are not all executives. Many are low-mid level workers that have family to support as well. Some are also the sole providers. So just because they're in corporate, them losing their jobs are every bit as hard as the... — read more 

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| 1240 views | | 5 replies (last February 22, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1li2sg0F

Sorry

Is anyone else out there tired of saying I’m sorry to the customers looking for specific items. We have on average 20 customers per day looking to exchange their Soda Stream Co2 nope…I’m sorry they keep telling us that they will be in soon. I would... — read more 

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| 1860 views | | 9 replies (last February 21, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1lhnpUlO

Freight coming in yet?

Anyone getting in new freight - not the private label junk but the name brand stuff???

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| 1860 views | | 6 replies (last February 19, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1lf2dpVA

Severance for employees done on the 25th?

Does anyone have any information on employees done on the 25th? It’s getting so frustrating not knowing anything, when will this packet show up? What’s stopping these employees from stealing merchandise or sabotaging a store operations. Be Honest... — read more 

Questionaire

Anyone else give feedback after the town hall? I know I sure did!

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| 2060 views | | 8 replies (last February 18, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1ldYV7HK

Who is Ma*k, other than VP of fiction?

Which one of y’all thanked this guy when he laid you off, thanked him for all BBB is doing to turn around the company, and then, instead of putting your pencil down, you hit send on a really important email you had been writing, all because of how... — read more 

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| 1770 views | | 3 replies (last February 15, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1lceIP3a

Confused

If we're getting acquired why are they still so secret about our severance?

Stop Welcome Rewards

This program is fleecing the customer because they will NEVER realize THEIR expected value!! This Is SSSSOOOOO UNETHICAL!!! There will be no BBBY after 7/23 .. So lets push more great customer service at the expense of the customer

Announcement

What’s this meeting about tomorrow so late in the day.

Some stores will survive and thrive

I'm sorry for all the people in closing stores, but some locations are genuinely better earners and when they don't have to subsidize losses from other stores anymore, they will do great. It will take some time for the restructuring to be over, but... — read more 

Wave 3

Has anyone in wave 3 closings hear anything about severance?

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| 1720 views | | 6 replies (last February 16, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1laCF1bm

You are more valuable then you think

As a former SM that just left in December. I wanted to make sure everyone that is still working for bbb. You have value. You are some of the hardest working and most versatile retails workers i. The industry. Dont let anyone hold bbb struggles... — read more 

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| 1410 views | | 5 replies (last February 13, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1laAtw8K

Goodbye

Just telling everyone goodbye. My store is officially closed. They took a B+ store in a great location action that did amazing business and over the past 5 years, mainly the last 2, ran it into the dirt. Everyone that managed that store knew how to... — read more 

NJ Warn Notice 2023

It looks like the NJ Warn Notice was updated with another corporate layoff effective 4/09/23, just one day prior to the effective date of the new warn notice requirements. Just one more way to sc--w over the few remaining people in Union, as this... — read more 

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| 2110 views | | 2 replies (last February 15, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l8nGDIl

Who is the liquidation company

Is BBB self closing? Is it a liquidation company such as Sb360 and what about fixtures and racks?? Is inventory being transferred?? Seems odd to do it like this.

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| 1770 views | | 6 replies (last February 13, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l8UVf09

Severance and benefits

Is there a point in time where they legally have to give us information regarding benefit continuance information and wether or not we are receiving severance?

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| 1920 views | | 7 replies (last February 12, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l87dEBR

Bed Bath Canada to wind down- ie, liquidate.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/bed-bath-beyond-wind-down-224422858.html Winding down is equal to liquidating in Commonwealth countries. There were many reports they would close the stores after they failed to get any freight after Dec 22.

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| 1310 views | | 5 replies (last February 15, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l72IVt5

This place is falling apart at the seams

Layoffs at corporate, new announcements on store closings every week, bankruptcy rumors, liquidation rumors... Honestly, if you don't realize that BBB is doomed that I don't know what to tell you. Personally, I give it until the end of this year... — read more 

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| 1900 views | | 7 replies (last February 16, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l7q5XZM

We need to get competitive on prices

The old days of each store ordering their own inventory based on the local customer base does not work anymore and BBB was right to move away from this. Customer loyalty isn't what it was and individual stores ordering inventory for the less than 5%... — read more 

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| 1210 views | | 7 replies (last February 13, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l7qrAGg

Harmon

A few stores around us got a message yesterday saying their Harmon deliveries will come via fedx. We did not receive that message on zipline. When I asked another store if our store was on the list, I was told we are not. We only carry the trial size... — read more 

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| 1152 views | | 3 replies (last February 13, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l7AUp9z

Funny...

Anyone else seeing through the bs that all baby stores were "accidentally" sent liquidation signs? And the "hang on to them until we send you a return label" that will never come? TELL US THE TRUTH!!!

Happier!

Home Happier! Celebrate Happier! Host Happier! Entertain Happier! MISMANAGE Happier! LIQUIDATE Happier! LAY-OFF Happier!

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| 1390 views | | 3 replies (last February 10, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l6Us7FF

Paid

Severance owed paid out today!!!! Very happy

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| 1490 views | | 6 replies (last February 9, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l6mu3b0

How to save bed bath and beyond

Need to foster a brand of sustainability. Then market the brand. Focus on providing consumer a Portfolio of goods that are inclusive in nature, and in doing so embody a spirit of creative disruption.

Enjoy this to the fullest

The upside of BBB closing down is that you can just be rude back. What are they going to do, let you go one day sooner? It's finally time to say all the things to customers that you used to have to keep inside. Yes! I have been enjoying this so... — read more 

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| 1600 views | | 2 replies (last February 8, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l5RxHJO

updated full list

found this on Axios, looks like all the stores including the ones informed last week https://bedbathandbeyond.gcs-web.com/static-files/2fc46144-7e9a-4083-b728-3f6cab2d1545

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| 1212 views | | 4 replies (last February 10, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l54K0kK

If you're not sure if your store is closing

Check the BBB website, once a store is slated to be shut down they remove the curbside pickup option. It usually happens a week or more before it's officially announced.

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| 1000 views | | 3 replies (last February 8, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l5gPWwJ

Feb 8th

Any Severance updates....we were supposed to hear something today.

Corporate Layoffs

Is if safe to say there will be more corporate layoffs in the near future?

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| 1810 views | | 9 replies (last February 9, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l51uTaN

Freight

Has anyone actually received any freight yet this week? The delay for the list of pool warehouses was supposed to expire on Friday.

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| 1490 views | | 5 replies (last February 8, 2023)
Post ID: @OP+1l4C4TME

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