Bed Bath & Beyond
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}} Image:Bedbathandbeyond.jpg Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. Template:Nasdaq was formed in 1971 as a chain of stores across the United States. They feature medium to high quality domestic merchandise: items for the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen, and dining room. As with similar retail stores, much of its profit comes from gift cards and bridal registries.
The Bed Bath & Beyond stock is traded on the NASDAQ and is included in the S&P 500 index and the NASDAQ-100 index.
The company's corporate headquarters are located at 650 Liberty Avenue, Union, New Jersey 07083.
Miscellany
Many jokes have been made about the Beyond portion of the Bed Bath & Beyond name, including on the Fox animated sitcom Family Guy. The jokes usually revolve around working in or browsing on the Beyond portion of the store.
Bed Bath & Beyond is also mentioned in the satirical song "America, Fuck Yeah" from the 2004 film Team America: World Police as one of the better things about the United States.
Bed Bath & Beyond is sometimes included in the Food Network television show Good Eats. Alton Brown visits a BBB location and gathers useful gadgets.
The Beyond department is also used in Adam Sandler and Christopher Walken's 2006 comedy film Click.