For in-person shopping, consumers are pivoting to specialty retailers like Pottery Barn Kids, high-end department stores (Nordstrom), and major big-box retailers (Target).
Note: There were early 2025 reports of a potential pilot store opening in Nashville under new management (Beyond Inc.), but this has not materialized as a full store chain return yet. Another U-turn at Beyond: brick and mortar for BuyBuy Baby buy baby store locations
Following the 2023 bankruptcy of parent company Bed Bath & Beyond, BuyBuy Baby was purchased by Dream On Me Industries for $15.5 million. While the new owner initially attempted to reopen roughly a dozen physical stores and planned a 100-store expansion, high inflation and competition forced a pivot to an online-only model by October 2024. For in-person shopping, consumers are pivoting to specialty
As of late 2024, is transitioning to a digital-first, online-only retailer after closing its remaining 10–11 brick-and-mortar stores. While the new owner initially attempted to reopen