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GameStop Chairman Ryan Cohen Reveals A $150 Million Stake In Bed, Bath & Beyond — And Urges Its Bosses To Explore A Sale Of The Company

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March 7, 2022
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  • GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen disclosed a 9.8% stake in Bed, Bath & Beyond.
  • The activist investor urged the retailer’s bosses to refocus and explore a sale of the company.
  • Cohen pushed for compensation changes and a spin-off or sale of the Buybuy Baby division.

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GameStop chairman Ryan Cohen disclosed a 9.8% stake in Bed, Bath & Beyond (BBBY) in a letter to the company’s board on Sunday. The billionaire investor and Chewy cofounder urged the directors of the homewares retailer — a favorite of the meme-stock crowd — to refocus their strategy and explore a sale of the entire company.

Cohen’s investment firm, RC Ventures, owns about $150 million worth of BBBY shares, based on their closing price on Friday. The activist shareholder called out the retailer’s recent sales declines, shrinking market share, slumping stock price, supply-chain issues, bloated executive compensation, and unrealistic plan to revive growth.

“The issue at Bed Bath is that its highly publicized and scattershot strategy is not ending the tailspin that has persisted before,” he said in the letter, which was first reported by The Wall Street Journal. BBBY shares have plunged almost 50% over the past year, and have now given up all of their gains for the past two decades.

Cohen recommended the retailer focus on modernizing its supply chain and technology, managing its catalog of core products, and making sure it has the right inventory mix for customers in the face of supply constraints.

The investor called for BBBY to unlock the value of its Buybuy Baby division, by spinning it off or selling it. Moreover, he recommended BBBY’s bosses explore a sale of the entire company to a private buyer, as that could allow shareholders to pocket a significant premium, and the retailer would likely have more cash, fewer costs, and greater flexibility as a private company.

Finally, Cohen suggested BBBY’s bosses tie executive compensation more closely to performance, and personally hold more shares of the company to give them a stronger ownership mentality.

Cohen is best known for spending $76 million to buy 9 million GameStop shares in the second half of 2020 — a stake worth about $1 billion today after the meme stock’s prolific rise in early 2021.

The activist investor also pushed for changes in a letter to GameStop’s board, which ultimately led to him becoming chairman of the video-game retailer. He continues to spearhead an effort to revitalize the business.

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