been suggested that this article be merged with buy buy baby . discuss proposed since october 2016 . bed bath & beyond inc. type public traded as nasdaq bbby nasdaq 100 component s & p 500 component industry retail founded 1971 ; 45 years ago 1971 as bed n bath springfield new jersey u.s. founders warren eisenberg leonard feinstein headquarters union new jersey united states number of locations 1 504 all divisions may 2014 1 key people warren eisenberg co chairman leonard feinstein co chairman steven h. temares ceo arthur stark president products home furnishings revenue 11.504 billion fy 2014 2 operating income 1.614 billion fy 2014 2 net income 1.022 billion fy 2014 2 total assets 6.356 billion fy 2014 2 total equity 3.941 billion fy 2014 2 number of employees 58 000 2014 2 subsidiaries see below website www.bedbathandbeyond.com bed bath & beyond in saugus massachusetts bed bath & beyond inc. is an american chain of domestic merchandise retail stores in the united states puerto rico canada 3 and mexico . 4 formed in 1971 the stores sell goods primarily for the bedroom and bathroom as well as kitchen and dining room . the company is included in the s & p 500 and global 1200 indices and the nasdaq 100 index . it is also counted among the fortune 500 and the forbes global 2000 as well . since the liquidation of linens n things bed bath & beyond has had few major retail competitors except walmart target j. c. penney and some mid sized players like pier 1 imports . companies such as crate & barrel ikea and the numerous williams sonoma companies e.g. pottery barn and west elm are competitors as well . contents 1 history 2 subsidiaries 2.1 acquisitions 2.2 other subsidiaries 3 new zealand company 4 references 5 external links history edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . october 2013 in 1971 warren eisenberg and leonard feinstein opened up a store in springfield new jersey called bed n bath . by 1985 eisenberg and feinstein were operating 17 stores in the new york metropolitan area and california . also in 1985 the first superstore was opened as an attempt to surge ahead of emerging competitors such as linens n things pacific linen and luxury linens . in order to properly represent the size increase in its retail stores the company changed its name to bed bath & beyond . 5 subsidiaries edit acquisitions edit harmon stores acquired in march 2002 operates harmon face values 6 christmas tree shops acquired in june 2003 for 200 million 7 buy buy baby acquired in march 2007 for 67 million 8 cost plus inc. acquired in may 2012 for 495 million operates cost plus world market and world market 9 9 10 linen holdings acquired in june 2012 for 105 million 11 of a kind acquired in august 2015 for an undisclosed amount 12 one kings lane acquired in june 2016 for an undisclosed amount 13 other subsidiaries edit bed bath & beyond mexico a joint venture with home & more to operate four stores in mexico under the name bed bath & beyond 14 bed bath & beyond invitations an online wedding invitation venture new zealand company edit there is a new zealand based chain with the name bed bath & beyond which has no corporate connection with the united states based company . 15 references edit bed bath & beyond inc. reports results for fiscal first quarter a b c d e f bed bath & beyond inc 2011 annual report form 10 k filing date feb 25 2012 pdf . secdatabase.com . retrieved june 23 2012 . bed bath & beyond investor relations investor overview . phx.corporate ir.net . 2012 02 25 . retrieved 2012 05 28 . bed bath & beyond mexico history of bed bath & beyond inc. . fundinguniverse . retrieved october 27 2013 . lillo andrea march 11 2002 . bed bath makes first acquisition with harmon . home textiles today . retrieved october 27 2013 . bed bath & beyond buys christmas tree shops . the new york times . new york city the new york times company . june 20 2003 . retrieved october 27 2013 . mike cianciolo march 26 2007 . buybuy baby gets bought . the motley fool . retrieved october 27 2013 . a b hsu tiffany may 9 2012 . bed bath & beyond to buy cost plus for 495 million . los angeles times . los angeles ca the tribune company . retrieved october 27 2013 . dealbook blog may 9 2012 . bed bath & beyond to buy cost plus . the new york times . new york city the new york times company . retrieved october 27 2013 . bed bath buys linen holdings for 105 million . reuters . london thomson reuters . june 1 2012 . retrieved october 27 2013 . brooke aliza august 10 2015 . indie design retailer of a kind acquired by bed bath & beyond . fashionista . retrieved february 19 2016 . kapner suzanne june 14 2016 . bed bath & beyond buys one kings lane for not material price . wall street journal . retrieved july 6 2016 . bed bath & beyond inc. announces joint venture with home & more a home products retailer in mexico . bed bath & beyond . retrieved october 27 2013 . bed bath & beyond frequently asked questions . retrieved 6 june 2016 . 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