Overstock OSTK stock has confirmed a wedgeThe wedge chart pattern is a technical analysis tool used by traders to identify potential buying or selling opportunities. It consists of three converging trend lines, which meet ... breakout on June 28, 2023, after the company announced that it acquired the troubled Bed Bath and Beyond.

Overstock.com is an online retailer that offers a wide range of products including furniture, home decor, bedding, electronics, clothing, jewelry, and more. The company aims to provide customers with quality products at affordable prices. They also offer a marketplace platform where third-party sellers can sell their products. Additionally, Overstock.com has ventured into blockchain technology and cryptocurrency by launching tZERO, which is a subsidiary focused on developing innovative financial technology solutions.

Overstock Acquires Bed Bath & Beyond Brand and Other Intellectual Property

On June 28, 2023, Overstock.com announced the consummation of its acquisition of certain intellectual property assets of the Bed Bath & Beyond banner from Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. under a Bankruptcy Court supervised process. Overstock is hosting a conference call tomorrow, June 29, 2023 at 8.30 a.m. ET, to discuss the transaction.

“This acquisition is a significant and transformative step for us,” said Overstock CEO, Jonathan Johnson. “Bed Bath & Beyond is an iconic consumer brand, well-known in the home retail marketplace. The combination of our winning asset-light business model and the high awareness and loyalty of the Bed Bath & Beyond brand will improve the customer experience and position the Company for accelerated market share growth.”

Overstock is a leading on-line retailer of indoor and outdoor furniture, home décor, and area rugs, among other home furnishings products. Customers of Bed Bath & Beyond will be able to access the vast and growing assortment Overstock offers, along with the kitchen, bedding, and bath-related products for which Bed Bath & Beyond has been a destination for over 30 years.

Brand Integration
Within the next week, Overstock plans to re-launch the Bed Bath & Beyond domain in Canada, followed weeks later by the re-launch of a refreshed website, mobile app, and loyalty program in the United States. New and existing customers of both Overstock and Bed Bath & Beyond will experience a single online shopping destination — bedbathandbeyond.ca in Canada and bedbathandbeyond.com in the U.S. — for millions of quality furniture and home furnishings products available at affordable price points for every budget.

Overstock is re-branding its Club O loyalty program as Welcome Rewards. The newly branded Welcome Rewards program will continue to offer 5% reward dollars for all purchases that can be fully redeemed in subsequent transactions.

“Combining the strengths of the Overstock operational model and the Bed Bath & Beyond brand will create a powerful synergy,” Johnson said. “I’m excited for consumers to experience the new Bed Bath and an even bigger and better Beyond.”

Transaction Details
The Bed Bath & Beyond assets acquired include website and domain names, trademarks, tradenames, patents, customer database, loyalty program data and other brand assets related to the Bed Bath & Beyond banner. The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey approved Overstock’s winning bid at a sale hearing on June 27, 2023.

The transaction excludes any asset associated with the brick & mortar business of Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. including store leases, inventory, warehousing, and logistics infrastructure. The buybuy Baby and Harmon banners and their assets formerly operated by Bed Bath & Beyond, Inc. are also excluded from the transaction.

Pursuant to Overstock’s winning bid and asset purchase agreement, the Company purchased the assets for $21.5 million, funded entirely with cash on hand. As previously disclosed, the Company had $374.7 million in cash and cash equivalents at the end of March 31, 2023.

Legal advisors to Overstock on the transaction were Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, and financial advisors were Guggenheim Securities, LLC. Overstock has engaged Bain & Co. and Redscout to provide brand integration management services.

Webcast and Replay Information
Overstock will hold a conference call to discuss the transaction on Thursday June 29, 2023 at 8.30 a.m. ET. Interested parties can register and access the webcast here. To participate in the conference call via telephone, please pre-register at this link here. Registrants will receive dial-in information and a unique PIN to access the live call.

A replay of the conference call will be available at http://investors.overstock.com two hours after the live call has ended.