Bed Bath & Beyond announces 87 more store closures. Here's what will be impacted in Rochester

Marcia Greenwood and Orlando Mayorquin, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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Bed Bath & Beyond, on the brink of bankruptcy, announced on Tuesday that it will shut down another 87 stores nationwide.

The Rochester area’s remaining two — in Market Square Plaza on Jefferson Road, Henrietta, and at 20 Square Drive, Victor — are not among those being targeted for closure.

However, a buybuy BABY store in Market Square Plaza is closing.

Bed Bath & Beyond owns the buybuy BABY chain, which sells clothing, strollers and other merchandise for infants and young children.

Of buybuy BABY’s 122 U.S. stores, five are closing, including the one in Henrietta, where a 20% off going-out-of-business sale is underway. All sales are final. Checks are not being accepted as payment — just cash and credit cards.

The next closest buybuy BABY store in New York is in Amherst, Erie County.

Founded in 1971 in New Jersey, Bed Bath & Beyond once was one of America's most beloved big-box retailers. Its current struggles are not new, but they are accelerating. In early January, it reported a 33% decline in sales for the third quarter of 2022.

Last week, the company said it has defaulted on its loans and does not have the money to pay its debts. “There is substantial doubt about the company’s ability to continue as a going concern,” it said in a statement.

Of buybuy Baby’s 122 U.S. stores, five are closing.
Of buybuy Baby’s 122 U.S. stores, five are closing.

The greater Rochester region once was home to six Bed Bath & Beyond stores, large-scale spaces stocked from floor to ceiling with bedding, towels, kitchenware, décor items and other home goods.

  • The first store here opened in November 1996 in Pittsford Plaza. It closed in December 2020.

  • The Mall at Greece Ridge location opened in the fall of 1998 and closed in February 2021.

  • The Webster Towne Center store opened in September 2005 and closed during the summer of 2015.

  • The Canandaigua store opened in 2007 and closed in February 2022.

  • The Henrietta store opened in September 2006.

  • The Victor location opened in March 2011.

Click here to see the complete list of store closures, including buybuy BABY locations and Harmon stores, Bed Bath & Beyond’s beauty store brand.

Reporter Marcia Greenwood covers general assignments. Send story tips to mgreenwo@rocheste.gannett.com. Follow her on Twitter @MarciaGreenwood.

This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bed Bath & Beyond closures; buybuy Baby to close in Henrietta NY