Murray, Utah — Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. and The Brand House Collective, Inc. have appointed Glen Cary as chief of stores for Bed Bath & Beyond and its family of brands. He brings more than 25 years of senior retail leadership, including over a decade at Bed Bath & Beyond where he served as Bed Bath & Beyond chief of stores as well as president of buybuy BABY.
Cary has led multibillion-dollar operations, built customer-first cultures, and driven disciplined execution across large store networks. His new role will leverage his experience of driving retail sales, establishing operational excellence, real estate strategy, store transformations and delivering consistent profitability.
“Glen knows our brands, our teams, and our customers and my expectations around the growth of our customer file and our financial performance,” says Amy Sullivan, CEO of The Brand House Collective. “His ability to effectively operate large-scale operations and do so with service-oriented profit centric mindset is what motivated me to have him lead our field organization.”
“Glen is in lock step with the expectations we are setting for Bed Bath & Beyond and understands how operating great stores requires the highest standard of experience for both the employee and the customer,” says Marcus Lemonis, executive chairman of Bed Bath & Beyond. “His experience will drive a capital efficient modernization of our fleet, strengthen operational discipline and support all phases of growth across stores, digital and franchise together.”
Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc., based in Murray, Utah, is an e-commerce-focused retailer with an affinity model that owns or has ownership interests in various retail brands. The company currently owns Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock, buybuy BABY and now Kirkland’s Home, as well as other related brands and websites and a blockchain asset portfolio inclusive of tZERO, GrainChain and other assets. For more information, visit www.bedbathandbeyond.com.
The Brand House Collective, Inc., formerly Kirkland’s Inc., is a multi-brand merchandising, supply chain and retail operator, managing a portfolio of iconic home and family brands including Kirkland’s Home and Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.’s Bed Bath & Beyond Home, Bed Bath & Beyond, buybuy BABY and Overstock. The collective currently operates more than 300 stores across 35 states.
SOURCE: Bed Bath & Beyond