Bed Bath & Beyond to close 40 stores this year; 4 SoCal locations already shuttered

Brick-and-mortar retail took another hit this week when Bed Bath & Beyond announced it will shutter 40 stores this year, including four Southern California locations that have already closed.
All of the stores on the list, spread throughout 19 states, are expected to close within the next six months, the New Jersey-based company said.
In a Jan. 8 earnings call with analysts, company officials said they still plan to close 60 stores across all of its brand concepts but that 20 of the 40 Bed B