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Bed, Bath and Beyond Chain of stores offering household goods. Headquarters: 650 Liberty Avenue Union, NJ 07083 Employees: 35,000 CEO: Steven Temares Stock Symbol: BBBY Website: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com Career Site Founded in 1971, Bed Bath & Beyond is a nationwide chain of superstores selling quality domestic merchandise, beauty items, kitchen ware and home furnishings. The company's stores range in size from 20,000 to 50,000 square feet, with some stores exceeding 80,000 square feet. Bed Bath & Beyond combines superior service and a huge selection of items at everyday low prices within a constantly evolving shopping environment that has proven to be both fun and exciting for customers. The company acquired Christmas Tree Shops in 2003 and Harmon Stores in 2002. BuybuyBaby was purchased in 2007. As of March 1, 2008, the Company operated a total of 971 stores, including 881 Bed Bath & Beyond stores (22 of which were opened during the fiscal fourth quarter, including the Company's first store in Canada), in 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada. In addition, as of March 1, 2008 Christmas Tree Shops operated 41 stores, buybuy BABY operated 9 stores, and 40 stores operated under the names of Harmon and Harmon Face Values. Consolidated store space as of March 1, 2008 was approximately 30.2 million square feet. In fiscal 2007, the company reported record sales of $7.04 billion and net earnings of $594.2 million. Updated April 11, 2008