Founded in 1971, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is a chain of retail stores providing domestics merchandise and home furnishings. Based in Germantown, Md., the firm operates the stores under the names Bed Bath & Beyond in the United States and Canada as well as Christmas Tree Shops, Harmon, Harmon Face Values and buybuy BABY in the United States. It offers a range of food, giftware, health and beauty care items as well as infant and toddler merchandise.