4.6 • 716 Ratings
🗓️ 18 July 2023
⏱️ 5 minutes
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Today is Tuesday, July 18, and we're looking at Overstock vs. Bed Bath & Beyond.
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1:07.7 | The United States From Wondry, I'm David Brown, and this is Business Awards Daily on this Tuesday, July 18th. |
1:12.3 | You may remember that back in May, we told you that the home goods retailer, Bed Bath, |
1:17.2 | and Beyond, was, well, circling the drain. They tried a series of desperate attempts to turn the company around. First, there was a new stock filing, then a big loan to generate the capital |
1:21.7 | the company needed to stay afloat, but even those moves weren't enough to offset the post-pandemic |
1:26.6 | drop in sales. |
1:28.3 | And so the company filed for bankruptcy. |
1:30.6 | Of course, Bed Bath and Beyond wasn't the only home goods retailer worrying it might have to |
1:35.0 | throw in the towel. The whole sector has been in trouble for some time. |
1:38.7 | In April, rival Overstock reported a first quarter net loss of more than $10 million, |
1:45.3 | adding to a string of disappointing earnings results. CEO Jonathan Johnson chalked up the loss to a, quote, |
1:50.6 | challenging environment furniture today reports. In addition to inflation, taking a bigger |
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