
	Bed Bath &amp; Beyond Inc.&nbsp;(also&nbsp;B3) is a chain of domestic merchandise retail stores across United States,&nbsp;Canada&nbsp;[and&nbsp;Mexico.Formed in 1971, they sell goods primarily for the bedroom and bathroom, as well as kitchen and dining room. The company is included in the S&amp;P 500 and Global 1200 Indices and the NASDAQ-100 Index. It is also counted among the Fortune 500 and the Forbes 2000.

	Since the liquidation of&nbsp;Linens &#39;n Things, Bed Bath &amp; Beyond has few major retail competitors except&nbsp;Wal-Mart,&nbsp;Target&nbsp;and some mid-sized players like&nbsp;Pier 1 Imports. Companies like&nbsp;Crate &amp; Barrel&nbsp;and the numerous&nbsp;Williams Sonoma&nbsp;companies (e.g.&nbsp;Pottery Barn&nbsp;and&nbsp;West Elm) are also competitors.
