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Posted on 08/20/2025 2:14:32 PM PDT by MinorityRepublican
Bed Bath & Beyond on Wednesday said it will not open stores or operate in California as it issued a scathing rebuke of the state’s intense lefty policies.
Marcus Lemonis, executive chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond, said the decision “isn’t about politics – it’s about reality.”
“California has created one of the most overregulated, expensive and risky environments for businesses in America,” he said in a press release.
“The result? Higher taxes, higher fees, higher wages that many businesses simply cannot sustain, and endless regulations that strangle growth.”
The beleaguered chain has launched a return to retail after filing for bankruptcy and closing hundreds of stores just two years ago.
It cited a commitment to shareholders and “common sense” business practices as its reasoning for offering only e-commerce and delivery services in California.
Lemonis argued that California’s strict regulations would force Bed Bath & Beyond to inflate prices in brick-and-mortar stores and make it impossible for them to guarantee long-term employment.
In particular, he took aim at intense worker protections like California’s minimum wage hike – as high as $20 for the fast-food industry – arguing that businesses can’t handle the costs.
A spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom clapped back: “Like most Americans, we thought Bed Bath & Beyond no longer existed.”
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Newsome, the Dems, and the Left once again kill the goose that laid the golden egg of free enterprise and prosperity in which CA was the leader once upon a time in the west.
So stupid.
How are the urban youths suppose to shoplift for their linens? This is obviously racist.
Oh noes!!!!!!!!
People are finally learning.
I thought BB&B closed up.
I’m going to suggest they open their first store in Washington, DC, and follow the tour. As the cities get cleaned up, they’re gonna need new linens!
Newscum’s staff is getting a bit snarky. Won’t be so funny when Harbor Freight finally gives up and leaves CA.
I miss that gigantic gorgeous flag that I drove by on my to and from work every day.
So Californians face a veritable bath towel and bedding desert. 🏜️
First fast food shutdowns due to minimum wage of $20 per hour for their category. $16.50 for others.
Now this.
“”””Gov. Gavin Newsom clapped back: “Like most Americans, we thought Bed Bath & Beyond no longer existed.””””””
It is chilling that a Governor would respond with that flippant and nasty response.
Went bankrupt. Overstock bought the name. This must be the new Bed Bath.
“A spokesperson for California Gov. Gavin Newsom clapped back: “Like most Americans, we thought Bed Bath & Beyond no longer existed.””
Yea....keep up that attitude you lefist freaks
I'm going to have to agree with Newsom on that.
They went bankrupt, shut down all their stores, and liquidated. Overstock bought their name and slapped it on an internet site to sell Overstock goods.
and look at this fool Newscum... what he is saying! he pleads ignorance!
WOW what a greasey grimey guv
not on top of anything
The company I work for has had a physical brick and mortar location in three different California cities and just last year announced we were closing down all three stores for the exact same reasons. Just too expensive to have a physical presence there. The customers we have in those markets can still buy from us online but that’s it.
🎼Welcome to the state of California
Such a trashy place
Homeless something🎶
The Eagles
Hotel California
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