Buybuy Baby to Close All Storefronts By End of the Year
Looks like we’ll be saying goodbye to Buybuy Baby physical store locations across the country before the end of the year. The major U.S. retail chain that sells all things regarding your babies and toddlers announced they will be closing all of their stores and moving to a new format, online only.
Buybuy Baby was founded by Richard and Jeffrey Feinstein in 1996. The brothers are the sons of Bed Bath & Beyond co-founder, Leonard Feinstein. Their first location opened in Maryland and continued to grow from there across the country.
Buybuy Baby Closing Its Doors
The retailer confirmed that the remaining 10 stores left open will be closed by the end of the year. They announced this information on their website and stated that they would be chasing a new path forward. “We’re transforming into a digital-first brand, focusing all our energy on providing an exceptional online shopping experience. This decision comes after listening closely to our incredible customers, and our valued partners. Their feedback has been invaluable in shaping this new chapter,” said the company on its website regarding the closures.”
In order to help with the transition and get rid of all items in store, they announced a major sale would take place in order to get rid of items at their physical locations. “To ease the transition, we’re offering significant discounts on almost everything in-store starting October 18, 2024. This is a great chance to stock up on favored items, while supplies last, and say goodbye to our buybuy BABY stores.”
The retail chain has already begun closing stores before, but this comes after the parent company, Bed Bath & Beyond, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2023. Things began to go downward from there due to a lack of sales and in-person shopping that once was a priority for many.
In need of baby clothes and/or anything baby-related? If you’re looking for some good deals, then you should see where the closest location near you or visit their website.
6 Baby Names You Probably Should Avoid
Messiah
In 2013, a child support magistrate in East Tennessee ruled that a 7-month-old boy named Messiah must have his name changed to Martin. “The word ‘Messiah’ is a title, and it’s a title that has only been earned by one person, and that one person is Jesus Christ,” said Magistrate Lu Ann Ballew.
Adolf Hitler
In 2009, New Jersey parents Heath and Deborah Campbell were taken into state custody after authorities got involved in a cake incident. A bakery refused to decorate a cake with the words “Happy Birthday Adolf Hitler.” The Campbell’s gave their three children Nazi-inspired names including Adolf Hitler . Though the state said that their names were not the reason, it’s been reported that the parents didn’t believe them.
Allah
In 2018, Elizabeth Handy and Bilal Walk of Georgia sued their home state after officials refused to let them name their daughter ZalyKha Graceful Lorraina Allah. The issue was Allah, the two-year-old girl’s last name. Georgia law requires that children bear the last name of at least one of their parents. The parents won the case, with the help of lawyers from the ACLU.
1069
In 1976, the North Dakota Supreme Court ruled that short-order cook and high school teacher Michael Herbert Dengler could not change his name to “1069.”
Santa Claus
In December 1999, Robert William Handley of Ohio filed a petition to change his name to Santa Robert Claus. Judge Lawrence Belskis denied his petition saying that “the public has a proprietary interest, a proprietary right in the identity of Santa Claus, both in the name and the persona.”
III
A 1984 ruling from the California Courts of Appeal denied a request from Thomas Boyd Ritchie III to change his name to the Roman numeral “III,” pronounced “Three.” The court said that, “a change to a roman numeral did not constitute a name change within the meaning of the law and that the new ‘name’ used by appellant was inherently confusing.”
