Bed Bath and Beyond is scaling its dual-brand format with The Container Store after opening the first combined location in Fort Worth, Texas in May. The next phase adds 22 stores for a national total of 97, spanning Miami, Charlotte, Buckhead, Nashville, New York City, Westbury, Paramus, Chestnut Hill, Natick, Columbus, Chicago, Oak Brook, Northbrook, Minneapolis, Austin, Houston, Park Meadows, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Bellevue and Portland.
Chairman and CEO Marcus Lemonis said shoppers do not think in categories and want one destination for bedding, storage, closet and installation, served through Beyond Home Services for cabinets, flooring and fitting. President Sullivan Sullivan called the model the start of a new home-retail format where customers handle dorm setup, pantry organization, closet refresh and bedroom updates in a single visit rather than across several retailers.
Why it matters for the pet industry
Pet hard goods gain a new brick-and-mortar adjacency: crates, gates, litter-box cabinets, feeding stations and storage bins for food and toys belong naturally beside closet and organization displays. As these 97 stores localize assortments to community needs, pet brands should pitch crate-and-organizer bundles and secure end-cap placement, since the format is built to capture project-minded shoppers who buy across categories in one trip. The Beyond Home Services angle also opens a path for fitted pet-room cabinetry as a high-margin custom line.
What to watch
- Which of the 22 new markets first stocks pet crates and organization bundles.
- Beyond Home Services expansion into pet-room and feeding-station installations.
- Comp store sales in Fort Worth as a test of pet cross-merchandising lift.
FAQ
How many Bed Bath stores include pet organization storage?
Bed Bath and Beyond’s dual-brand format with The Container Store will reach a national total of 97 stores after adding 22 in the next phase, following the first combined location in Fort Worth, Texas in May. The format targets bedding, storage, closet and installation in one destination.
How do these stores help pet hard-goods brands?
Pet hard goods gain a new brick-and-mortar adjacency: crates, gates, litter-box cabinets, feeding stations and storage bins for food and toys belong naturally beside closet and organization displays. Brands should pitch crate-and-organizer bundles and secure end-cap placement to capture project-minded shoppers.
Will Beyond Home Services add pet-room cabinetry?
The Beyond Home Services angle opens a path for fitted pet-room cabinetry as a high-margin custom line, building on cabinets, flooring and fitting services. As these 97 stores localize assortments, pet brands should watch which of the 22 new markets first stocks pet crates and organization bundles.
Source intelligence adapted for the GlobalPetIndex pet-industry audience. Original publication: external brief.
