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EUR 167.04 For Business Accounts Only

Moody's changes Bed Bath's outlook to negative; affirms Ba2 CFR

Rating Action: Moody's changes Bed Bath's outlook to negative; affirms Ba2 CFR. Global Credit Research- 03 Apr 2020. New York, April 03, 2020-- Moody's Investors Service, affirmed Bed Bath& Beyond Inc.' s Ba2 corporate family rating, its Ba2-PD probability of default rating and its Ba2 senior unsecured notes rating.
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

Bed, Bath & Beyond is an omnichannel retailer providing products, services and solutions for the home and life events. The company operates an ecommerce platform consisting of various websites and applications, including bedbathandbeyond.com, bedbathandbeyond.ca, harmondiscount.com, and facevalues.com. The company sells an assortment of domestics merchandise and home furnishings. Domestics merchandise includes categories such as bed linens and related items, bath items and kitchen textiles. Home furnishings include categories such as kitchen and tabletop items, fine tabletop, basic housewares, general home furnishings (including furniture and wall decor), consumables and certain juvenile products.

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Moody's Investors Service
Moody's Investors Service

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