Some Kirkland’s Home locations are set to shutter by the end of the year, but they will not be converted to Bed Bath & Beyond locations.
The Brand House Collective CEO and Director Amy Sullivan said during an analyst call on Sept. 16. that the company would close 25 locations by January due to lease expirations and that these locations would not be included in the two-year conversion plan.
The Brand House Collective announced on Sept. 15 that it sold Kirkland’s intellectual property to Bed Bath & Beyond for $10 million, a move Bed Bath & Beyond said would accelerate store conversions. Sullivan said on the analyst call that around 250 storefronts would make up the new Bed Bath & Beyond footprint.
The exterior of the Kirkland’s Home decor store in the Jess Ranch Marketplace in Apple Valley. The store is set to close by year’s end.
Bed Bath & Beyond is attempting to make a comeback after filing for bankruptcy and closing all its stores in 2023. It reopened its first Bed Bath & Beyond Home near Nashville on Aug. 8, with two more opening in Tennessee since, according to the company’s store locator.
USA TODAY has reached out to Bed Bath & Beyond and The Brand House Collective for comment on the closures, but has not received an immediate response.
Here are the Kirkland’s Home locations that are reported to be closing so far.
Kirkland’s Home locations closing
California
The Victorville Daily Press – part of the USA TODAY Network – reported Oct. 29 that the location in the Jess Ranch Marketplace in Apple Valley, California is set to close at the end of the year. Upon calling the store, USA TODAY confirmed with an employee that the closure is permanent. The store is located at 19105 Bear Valley Road, Suite B.
USA TODAY confirmed that the location at the Villagio Shopping Center is also slated to close, as first reported by Fresno television stations KSEE/KGPE. The store is located at 7891 N. Blackstone Avenue.
USA TODAY also confirmed closures at the following locations:
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Gilroy: 950 Renz Lane, Suite 50
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Lake Elsinore: 29229 Central Avenue Suite B
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Palmdale: Antelope Valley Mall – 1247 Rancho Vista Blvd.
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Redlands: 27451 San Bernardino Avenue
Marcus Lemonis, Bed Bath & Beyond Executive Chairman, said in a statement issued Aug. 20 that the company will not open a brick-and-mortar location in California. Lemonis said that the state, home to over 39 million people, will be served solely through delivery.
Store closing signage is seen in a Kirkland’s Home decor store in the Jess Ranch Marketplace in Apple Valley, California. The store is set to close by year’s end.
Florida
The Jacksonville Daily Record reported that the location at The Markets at Town Center in Jacksonville is set to close. Calls made to the location’s listed phone number by USA TODAY did not connect. The newspaper stated that the location is the only one of the three stores in northeast Florida scheduled to shutter. The store is located at 4870 Big Island Drive, Unit 6.
New Jersey
USA TODAY confirmed with employees that the locations at Wrangleboro Consumer Square in Mays Landing and Watchung Square Mall in Watchung are set to close. Radio station WPUR first reported the Mays Landing closure on Oct 27. The stores are located at 2300 Consumer Square, Suite 280, and 1515 Route 22 West, Suite 39, respectively.
This story may be updated as more closures are confirmed
Contributing: Greta Cross – USA TODAY
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