This Sioux Falls Retailer May Not Survive 2023

One national retail chain with a location in Sioux Falls may not be in business by the end of 2023.

That's the warning from one business expert.

Appearing on Yahoo Finance Live, Loop Capital analyst Anthony Chukumba said Bed Bath & Beyond is on the verge of shutting its doors nationwide.

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'And this really was Custer's Last Stand. It's going to pretty much end up the same way that it did for Custer. We will not be having this same conversation a year from now about Bed Bath & Beyond. Bed Bath & Beyond will be gone. All you need to know is that they're just simply not relevant anymore.' 

The Union, New Jersey-based chain has one Sioux Falls location, at Empire East on Louise Avenue.

Nationwide, Bed Bath & Beyond has been closing stores at a rapid rate in the past three years.

According to Statista, in 2020, there were 1,500 locations in North America. That number dropped to 1,020 in 2021 and currently stands at 953.

In 2022, the store had 953 locations,  – that's down from 1,500 stores in 2020, and 1,020 in 2021.

Sales are down 26% from 2021 and the company has lost $168 million during that time.

Bed Bath & Beyond's stock has also taken a beating, dropping 83 percent since the beginning of 2022.