Company Streamlines Portfolio and Assets with Agreements to Sell Christmas Tree Shops, Linen Holdings and Florence Distribution Center
Transactions Expected to Unlock Approximately $250 Million and Accelerates the Company's Transformation to Drive Shareholder Value Creation
UNION, N.J., Oct. 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ – Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBY) today announced that it has entered into separate agreements to sell its Christmas Tree Shops retail banner, its institutional Linen Holdings business, and a distribution center located in Florence, NJ. The Company expects to generate a total of approximately $250 million in aggregate from the monetization of these assets as it continues to optimize its portfolio, potentially including the sale of additional non-core assets, to further increase its financial strength and enhance shareholder value.