Exhibit 23
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
The Board of Directors
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.:
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (No. 33-63902, 33-87602, 333-18011, 333-75883, 333-64494 and 333-126169) on Form S-8 of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. of our reports dated April 24, 2012, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries as of February 25, 2012 and February 26, 2011, and the related consolidated statements of earnings, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the fiscal years in the three-year period ended February 25, 2012, and the related financial statement schedule, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of February 25, 2012, which reports appear in the February 25, 2012 annual report on Form 10-K of Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. and subsidiaries.
/s/ KPMG LLP |
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Short Hills, New Jersey |
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April 24, 2012 |
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