Buy Buy Baby
Appearance
Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Genre | Baby needs |
Founded | 1996 |
Founders | Richard Feinstein Jeffrey Feinstein |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 135 |
Area served | United States Canada |
Products | Baby products |
Owner | Bed Bath & Beyond |
Parent | Bed Bath & Beyond (2007–present) |
Website | www |
Buy Buy Baby, Inc. (stylized: buybuy BABY) is an American chain of stores that sell clothing, strollers and other items for use with infants and young children. It operates 135 stores across the United States and Canada.
The chain was founded in 1996 by brothers Richard and Jeffrey Feinstein.[1][2] It consisted of eight stores when it was acquired by Bed Bath & Beyond in 2007.[3] Its primary competitor was Babies "R" Us until 2018, when Toys "R" Us, Babies "R" Us' parent, filed for bankruptcy and closed all U.S. locations in 2018.[4]
References
- ^ "Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. Announces the All Cash Acquisition of buybuy BABY (Press release)". PR Newswire. March 22, 2007. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
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- ^ Cianciolo, Mike (26 March 2007). "buybuy BABY Gets Bought -- The Motley Fool".
- ^ Mannes, Tanya. "Will new baby megastore compete with Babies R Us?".