• Re: LOL... California so family UN-Friendly...

    From -hh@21:1/5 to AlleyCat on Thu Aug 21 16:22:01 2025
    XPost: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh, can.politics, alt.politics.liberalism
    XPost: alt.politics.democrats, alt.politics.usa.republican

    On 8/21/25 00:24, AlleyCat wrote:

    BB and B won't build stores there anymore, maybe not even open at all.

    BB&B went bankrupt two years ago. Until a month ago, they had ZERO
    stores anywhere in the world.


    Bed Bath & Beyond's Executive Chairman Marcus Lemonis BLASTS California for its hostile business environment and announces over 300 new stores coming
    to other states outside California.

    300 "new stores"? Yeah...no.

    The BB&B name's been bought by Kirkland, and they're looking to
    effectively rebrand their existing ~300 Kirtland stores ...

    ...that is, if Kirtland itself is able to stay afloat.

    They've:

    * been unprofitable since 2022;
    * had two board members resign last year;
    * And 1Q25’s EPS was -$0.51

    That ain’t growth: it’s desperation. The troll attempt at CA was an attempt at name recognition & relevance.

    And trying to invoke the MAGA culture war isn't working out for those
    who've gone all-in on Red: Target's revenues have fallen such that
    their CEO Brian Cornell announced yesterday that he's stepping down.


    -hh

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