Overview
- The Container Store began a chainwide “Store Changing” reset Friday to prepare floors for Bed Bath & Beyond merchandise across 98 locations.
- The company is liquidating about 30% of select categories to free space, with Bed Bath & Beyond items expected to go on sale in May.
- Twelve California stores are in the first phase, including sites in Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Palo Alto, San Jose, and Sacramento.
- The phased “The Container Store + Bed Bath & Beyond” layout is positioned as the brand’s future model after its 2023 bankruptcy.
- California’s governor welcomed the move as Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis faced a reversal of his 2025 pledge to avoid the state and replied with a sarcastic post on X.