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Beyond Relaunches Overstock.com With Focus on Deals, New Product Categories

March 28, 2024
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Beyond Taps X to Promote Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond
Retail // March 27, 2024

Beyond has partnered with X to promote Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond and Zulily on the social media platform. This strategic partnership will include the delivery of custom short- and long-form lifestyle entertainment content, the development of customer acquisition and retention strategies, and the opportunity to spotlight the company’s brands during key events...

Pops of Pink and a Dash of Taylor Swift: Resolutions Retailers Must Make for 2024
Retail // December 30, 2023

A few years ago, many consumers focused on enhancing their beauty routines, setting up home offices, and engaging in at-home fitness activities, with companies like Mirror, Peloton and Tonal gaining popularity due to the pandemic. The trend prompted brands and retailers to emphasize health and...

Bed Bath & Beyond Investor Blasts Company’s ‘Poor Behavior’
Retail // November 19, 2023

JAT Capital isn’t done with Bed Bath & Beyond after demanding the removal of its CEO. In what a Friday (Nov. 17) CNBC report described as a “scathing” letter, the investment firm has written to the board of the company — formerly known as Overstock — accusing...

Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Departs Amid Investor Pressure
Retail // November 06, 2023

The CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond has resigned following pressure from an activist investor. The company, which rebranded from “Overstock.com” to Bed Bath & Beyond earlier this year after acquiring the bankrupt retailer, announced the resignation of Johnathan Johnson on Monday (Nov. 6). “Following the recent acquisition of the Bed...

Interviews & Exclusives
What’s in a Name? Overstock CEO’s $21.5M Bet on the Power of an Iconic Brand to Grow Sales

July 31, 2023
In March 2023, Arthur Stark, the former president of Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), discussed the company’s revival of its coupon strategy called the “big blue” approach. The tactic involved sending 20% discount coupons to millions of households and was an iconic part of the Bed Bath & Beyond brand.  But even that wasn’t enough to save […]

Overstock.com CPO On The Importance Of Optimizing Payment Choice For Conversion

February 27, 2023
Payment optimization is a complex technical matter on the invisible back end, but for the consumer, it comes down to being met with a frictionless and familiar payment experience. This...

Overstock: Fixing Supply Chain’s Weakest Link

March 23, 2020
If there was ever a time to have a tight handle on the supply chain, this is it. Just ask the people at Overstock.com. As many companies struggle with ensuring...

PayFacs Versus Merchants Of Record: Who Will Win?

August 02, 2017
FinTech innovators love the payment facilitator (PayFac), a shift that WePay co-founder Rich Aberman outlined in Episode 1 of the Payment Facilitators series with Karen Webster, CEO of PYMNTS. These...

Quick Reads
Beyond Relaunches Overstock.com With Focus on Deals, New Product Categories

March 28, 2024
Overstock.com is back online, promising savings of 30% to 70% and a growing range of product categories. The relaunch of the brand was announced in a Thursday (March 28) press release by parent company Beyond, which also owns the online retail brands Bed Bath & Beyond and Zulily. In “phase one” of its relaunch, Overstock.com features furniture, patio, […]

Beyond Taps X to Promote Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond

March 27, 2024
Beyond has partnered with X to promote Overstock, Bed Bath & Beyond and Zulily on the social media platform. This strategic partnership will include the delivery of custom short- and long-form lifestyle entertainment content, the development of customer...

Bed Bath & Beyond Investor Blasts Company’s ‘Poor Behavior’

November 19, 2023
JAT Capital isn’t done with Bed Bath & Beyond after demanding the removal of its CEO. In what a Friday (Nov. 17) CNBC report described as a “scathing” letter, the investment firm...

Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Departs Amid Investor Pressure

November 06, 2023
The CEO of Bed Bath & Beyond has resigned following pressure from an activist investor. The company, which rebranded from “Overstock.com” to Bed Bath & Beyond earlier this year after acquiring the...