Serial entrepreneur Doug Putman plans to launch his latest retail venture by taking over most of the remnants of Bed Bath & Beyond, in a new chain called rooms + spaces.
Putman, who has made similar moves when HMV, Toys ‘R’ Us and DavidsTea went insolvent, plans to open the home store brand in 21 former locations of Bed Bath & Beyond and buybuy BABY storefronts later this summer.
“We certainly think that it’s a growth area, the market is massive — billions and billions of dollars,” Putman told CBC News in an interview.
Putman says the chain has been looking at the home
