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During fiscal 2012, excluding the acquisition of 258 World Market stores, we added 41 new stores consisting of 12 Bed Bath &
Beyond stores throughout the United States and Canada, 3 Christmas Tree Shops stores (1 under the name andThat!), 18
buybuy Baby stores, 2 Harmon Face Values stores and 6 World Market stores. We also added Harmon Face Values, Fine
Tabletop and Giftware, Baby and Specialty Food and Beverage departments in existing stores. At fiscal year end, we operated
1,471 stores, consisting of 1,004 Bed Bath & Beyond stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Canada, 74
stores under the names of Christmas Tree Shops or andThat!, 82 buybuy Baby stores, 47 stores under the names of Harmon or
Harmon Face Values, and 264 World Market stores.
Although fiscal 2012 was another year of solid accomplishment, we continue to look for ways in which we can improve upon
the customer shopping experience and, in doing so, continue to build shareholder value over time. A few of the initiatives
which we are undertaking during the coming fiscal year include:
• Increasing our omni channel capabilities through upgrading our websites and mobile sites and apps, improving network
communications in our stores, and implementing point of sale improvements.
• Growing and developing our IT, analytics and ecommerce groups to lead our omni channel initiatives and evolve our
marketing to take even greater advantage of opportunities to personalize our offers to our customers, and
• Retrofitting energy saving equipment in our stores to allow them to run more efficiently.
The future is exciting and filled with opportunities to enhance our customers’ experience in store, online, and through mobile
devices and social media. We believe our Company has never been stronger nor in a better position to compete. However, we
know that it is only through the commitment and dedication of our associates and the support of our business partners and
shareholders that we will continue to achieve our goals for another successful year.
We remain committed to being our customers’ first choice for the merchandise categories we offer, domestically, interactively
and over the longer term internationally, and we look forward to updating you next year on our progress.
WARREN EISENBERG
Co-Chairman
and Co-Founder
LEONARD FEINSTEIN
Co-Chairman
and Co-Founder
STEVEN H. TEMARES
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
May 29, 2013
BED BATH & BEYOND 2012 ANNUAL REPORT
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