Bed Bath & Beyond Customers Confront Empty Shelves Ahead of Looming Bankruptcy

  • Loyal shoppers say retailer’s stores are ‘just not the same’
  • Target, Walmart among winners from potential liquidation

Empty shelves at a Bed Bath & Beyond location permanently closing in Northville, Michigan.

Photographer: Matthew Hatcher/Bloomberg
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Empty shelves. Dated merchandise. Sparsely populated stores.

That was the scene in Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. locations across the US as the once-mighty home goods chain blazes toward bankruptcy in what could be the largest US retail collapse since Toys “R” Us.