buybuy Baby is a store that caters to those needing to buy all the various things young baby and children need. From pacifiers and baby bottles to high chairs and strollers, buybuy Baby stocks a wide array of baby goods. Parents and well wishers can shop either online or in a number of stores located across the U.S. The store has a gift registry available, which can be accessed online, and allows moms to alter their registries from the comfort of home or for people to purchase and ship gifts without heading to the store. The brick-and-mortar stores also feature a complimentary feeding room for nursing mothers. buybuy Baby prides itself on focusing on the needs of parents, and not just babies. Online, mothers can find tips for prenatal workouts and info about the in-store portrait studios.
buybuy Baby offers home delivery for your purchases, including furniture, and will even assemble it for you at your request, for a fee. Free shipping is also available for select items in the online store.
buybuy Baby's History
buybuy Baby was founded in 1996, and had 8 stores in just four states (New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Virginia) when it was purchased by the home furnishings retailer Bed Bath and Beyond, Inc.. The purchase was announced Thursday, March 22, 2007 for approximately $67 million.http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSWNAS477120070322
Bed Bath and Beyond has since built this chain to encompass 26 locations in 13 states. https://www.buybuybaby.com/store_loc.asp?order_num=-1&
About buybuy Baby's Product Line
buybuy Baby offers a complete selection of several vendor's lines of both nursery and children's furniture both in-store and through vendors' catalogs. Special orders are available as well
Car seats, booster seats, strollers, swings, and other safety and convenience items for babies and toddlers are available. The store carries a complete line of feeding supplies, health items and everyday essentials including diapers and formula.
A unique feature at some BuyBuy Baby stores is live videos demonstrating how products work.http://www.examiner.com/x-26395-Charlotte-StayatHome-Moms-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Buy-Buy-Baby-versus-Babies-R-Us
Shopping at buybuy Baby
Although this is an amateur video walkthrough, it gives a really great view of the way the buybuy Baby store is set up and the kind of selection they have for nursery furniture and other baby supplies.
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Fast Facts
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Purpose
Offers a full line of baby and children's furniture, accessories and necessities
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Founded
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Varieties
baby furniture, car seats, high chairs, pack n plays, complete feeding, safety, bath, health and nursing needs, toys and complete lines of infants and toddlers clothing
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Owner
Purchased by Bed Bath and Beyond in 2007
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Locations
26 locations across 13 states
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Products
Over 20,000 products
