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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.14



         FIRST AMENDMENT (the "Amendment"), dated as of October 1, 1995, of a
certain Credit Agreement dated as of October 26, 1994 (the "Agreement") among
BED BATH & BEYOND, INC. (the "Company"), BED-N-BATH STORES, INC. ("BNBS"), BBBL,
INC. ("BBBL") AND BBBY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION ("BBBY"; BNBS, BBBL AND BBBY being
together the "Guarantors" and individually each a "Guarantor", and the
Guarantors together with the Company being the "Credit Parties") and CHEMICAL
BANK NEW JERSEY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION ("Chemical NJ") and CHEMICAL BANK
("Chemical NY"; Chemical NJ and Chemical NY are together referred to as the
"Banks" and individually as a "Bank") and Chemical NJ, as agent for the Banks
(in such capacity, the "Agent").

                              W I T N E S S E T H :

         WHEREAS, the Credit Parties, the Banks and the Agent are parties to the
Agreement; and

         WHEREAS, Chemical NJ has assigned all of its right, title and interest
in, to and under the Agreement, and all of its obligations and liabilities
thereunder, as a Bank to Chemical NY and Chemical NY has accepted such
assignment and has assumed all of the obligations and liabilities of Chemical NJ
as a Bank thereunder; and

         WHEREAS, the Agent has assigned all of its responsibilities as Agent
under the Agreement to Chemical NY and Chemical NY has accepted such assignment;
and

         WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested certain modifications to the
Agreement, and Chemical NY is agreeable to such request;

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual agreements
herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

         1.    Definitions.  Except as otherwise stated, capitalized terms 
defined in the Agreement and used herein without definition shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.

         2.    Amendments of the Agreement.

               (a)    All references in the Agreement to Chemical NJ, Chemical
         NY, the Banks, any Bank and the Agent shall be deemed to mean and
         include Chemical NY and any and all terms in the agreement which
         include the term "Chemical NJ" shall be deemed to include the term
         "Chemical NY".

               (b)    All references in the Agreement to the "Revolving Credit
         Note(s)" shall be deemed to mean the "Amended and Restated Revolving
         Credit Note dated as of October 1, 1995."
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               (c)    Subsection 1.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by (i) 
         deleting the definitions of "Term Loan" and "Term Note" in their
         entirety and (ii) deleting the definitions of "Applicable Margin",
         "Chemical NJ Rate", "Chemical NJ Rate Loans" and "Interest Period" and
         substituting the following:

                      "`Applicable Margin': for each Type of Loan, the rate per
                annum set forth opposite Revolving Credit Loans or Term-out
                Loans under the relevant column heading below:


                                  Chemical NY      Eurodollar       COF
                                  Rate Loans       Loans            Rate Loans
                                  ----------       -----            ---------- 
                                                           
                Revolving
                Credit Loans          (1)%            0.40 %          0.40 %

                Term-out Loans        -0-             0.875%          0.875%


                      "`Chemical NY Rate': the rate of interest publicly
               announced by Chemical NY from time to time in New York, New York
               as its prime rate."

                      "`Chemical NY Rate Loans': Loans, the rate of interest
               applicable to which, is based upon the Chemical NY rate."

                      "`Interest Period':

                      (a)    with respect to any Eurodollar Loan:

                                   (i)  initially, the period commencing on the
                      borrowing or conversion date, as the case may be, with
                      respect to such Eurodollar Loan and ending between one and
                      twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Company in
                      its notice of borrowing or notice of conversion, as the
                      case may be, given with respect thereto; and

                                   (ii) thereafter, each period commencing on
                      the last day of the next preceding Interest Period
                      applicable to such Eurodollar Loan and ending between one
                      and twelve months thereafter, as selected by the Company
                      by irrevocable notice to the Agent not less than three
                      Working Days prior to the last day of the then current
                      Interest Period with respect thereto;

                      (b)    with respect to any COF Rate Loan, the date agreed 
               to between the Company and the Bank;
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               provided that, the foregoing provisions relating to Interest
               Periods are subject to the following:

                                  (1)   if any Interest Period pertaining to a
                      Eurodollar Loan would otherwise end on a day that is not a
                      Working Day, such Interest Period shall be extended to the
                      next succeeding Working Day unless the result of such
                      extension would be to carry such Interest Period into
                      another calendar month in which event such Interest Period
                      shall end on the immediately preceding Working Day;

                                  (2)   any Interest Period that would otherwise
                      extend beyond the Termination Date or beyond the date
                      final payment is due on the Term-out Loans shall end on
                      the Termination Date or such date of final payment, as the
                      case may be;

                                  (3)   any Interest Period pertaining to a
                      Eurodollar Loan that begins on the last Working Day of a
                      calendar month (or on a day for which there is no
                      numerically corresponding day in the calendar month at the
                      end of such Interest Period) shall end on the last Working
                      Day of a calendar month; and

                                  (4)   the Company shall select Interest 
                      Periods so as not to require a payment or repayment of any
                      Eurodollar Loan or COF Rate Loan during an Interest Period
                      for such Loan."

               (d)    Subsection 2.1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by 
        deleting paragraph (b) and substituting the following:

                      "(b)   The Revolving Credit Loans may from time to time be
               (i) Eurodollar Loans, (ii) Chemical NY Rate Loans, (iii) COF Rate
               Loans or (iv) a combination thereof, as determined by the Company
               and notified to Chemical NY in accordance with subsections 2.3
               and 2.10, provided that no Revolving Credit Loan shall be made as
               a Eurodollar Loan after the day that is one month prior to the
               Termination Date."

               (e)    Subsection 2.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by 
         deleting the entire subsection and substituting the following:

                      "2.2   Revolving Credit Notes. The Revolving Credit Loans
               shall be evidenced by the promissory note of the Company,
               substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 with appropriate
               insertions as to date and maximum principal amount (the
               `Revolving Credit Note'), payable to the order of Chemical NY
               and, in a principal amount equal to the amount of the Revolving
               Credit Commitment or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal
               amount of all Revolving Credit Loans outstanding. Chemical NY is
               hereby authorized to record the date, Type and amount of each
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               Revolving Credit Loan, each continuation thereof, each conversion
               of all or a portion thereof to another Type, the date and amount
               of each payment or repayment of principal thereof and, in the
               case of Eurodollar Loans and COF Rate Loans, the length of each
               Interest Period with respect thereto, on the schedule annexed to
               and constituting a part of the Revolving Credit Note, and any
               such recordation shall constitute prima facie evidence of the
               accuracy of the information so recorded absent manifest error.
               The Revolving Credit Note shall (x) be dated as of October 1,
               1995, (y) be stated to mature on the Termination Date and (z)
               provide for the payment of interest in accordance with subsection
               5.1."

               (f)   Subsection 2.3 of the Agreement is hereby amended by 
         deleting the entire subsection and substituting the following:

                      "2.3   Procedure for Revolving Credit Borrowing. The 
               Company may borrow under the Revolving Credit Commitment during
               the Revolving Credit Commitment Period on any Working Day, if all
               or any part of the requested Revolving Credit Loans are to be
               initially Eurodollar Loans, or on any Business Day, otherwise,
               provided that the Company shall give Chemical NY irrevocable
               notice (which notice must be received by the Agent prior to 11:00
               A.M., New York City time, (a) two Working Days prior to the
               requested Borrowing Date, if all or any part of the requested
               Revolving Credit Loans are to be initially Eurodollar Loans, or
               (b) on the Borrowing Date, otherwise) specifying (i) the amount
               to be borrowed, (ii) the requested Borrowing Date, (iii) whether
               the borrowing is to be of Eurodollar Loans, Chemical NY Rate
               Loans, COF Rate Loans or a combination thereof and (iv) if the
               borrowing is to be entirely or partly of Eurodollar Loans or COF
               Rate Loans, the amount thereof and the length of the initial
               Interest Period therefor. Each borrowing under the Revolving
               Credit Commitments shall be in an amount equal to (w) in the case
               of Chemical NY Rate Loans, $50,000 or a whole multiple thereof
               (or, if the then aggregate Available Revolving Credit Commitment
               is less than $50,000, such lesser amount), (x) in the case of
               Eurodollar Loans, $500,000 or a whole multiple of $100,000 in
               excess thereof, (y) in the case of COF Rate Loans maturing one
               (1) Business Day after the Borrowing Date thereof, $2,000,000 and
               (3) in the case of COF Rate Loan maturing more than one (1)
               Business Day after the Borrowing Date thereof, $50,000. Upon
               receipt of any such notice from the Company, Chemical NY will
               make the amount (except as provided in subsection 2.12) of each
               borrowing available to the Company by crediting the account of
               the Borrower on the books of Chemical NY at its office set forth
               in subsection 14.2 hereof."

               (g)    Subsection 2.4 of the Agreement is hereby amended by 
         deleting the entire subsection and substituting the following:

                      "2.4   Commitment Fee. The Company agrees to pay to 
               Chemical NY a commitment fee for the period from and including
               the date on which the First Amendment to the Agreement becomes
               effective to the Termination Date, computed
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               at the rate of 1/8 of 1% per annum on the first $15,000,000 and
               .08 of 1% on all amounts in excess thereof of the average daily
               amount of the Available Revolving Credit Commitment except for
               the L/C Commitment during the period for which payment is made,
               payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each March, June,
               September and December and on the Termination Date or such
               earlier date as the Revolving Credit Commitment shall terminate
               as provided herein, commencing on the first of such dates to
               occur after the date on which the First Amendment to the
               Agreement becomes effective."

               (h)    Subsection 2.10 of the Agreement is hereby amended by
         deleting paragraphs (a) and (c) and substituting the following:

                      "(a)   In the case of Revolving Loans, the Company may 
               elect from time to time to convert Eurodollar Loans to Chemical
               NY Rate Loans or COF Rate Loans by giving Chemical NY at least
               two Business Days' prior irrevocable notice of such election,
               provided that any such conversion of Eurodollar Loans may only be
               made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.
               Also, in such case, the Company may elect from time to time to
               convert Chemical NY Rate Loans to Eurodollar Loans or COF Rate
               Loans by giving Chemical NY at least three Working Days' prior
               irrevocable notice of such election. Finally, the Company may
               elect from time to time to convert COF Rate Loans to Chemical NY
               Rate Loans or Eurodollar Loans by giving Chemical NY at least
               three Business Days' prior irrevocable notice of such election,
               provided that any such conversion of COF Rate Loans may only be
               made on the last day of an Interest Period with respect thereto.
               Any such notice of conversion to Eurodollar Loans or COF Rate
               Loans shall specify the length of the initial Interest Period or
               Interest Periods therefor."

                      "(c)   Any Eurodollar Loan may be continued as such upon 
               the expiration of the then current Interest Period with respect
               thereto by the Company giving notice to the Banks, in accordance
               with the applicable provisions of the term 'Interest Period' set
               forth in subsection 1.1, of the length of the next Interest
               Period to be applicable to such Loan, provided that no Eurodollar
               Loan may be continued as such (i) when any Event of Default has
               occurred and is continuing and the Banks have determined that
               such a continuation is not appropriate, (ii) if, after giving
               effect thereto, subsection 2.11 would be contravened or (iii)
               after the date that is one month or 30 days prior to,
               respectively, the Termination Date (in the case of continuations
               of Revolving Credit Loans) and provided, further, that if the
               Company shall fail to give any required notice as described above
               in this paragraph or if such continuation is not permitted
               pursuant to the preceding proviso, unless otherwise converted in
               accordance with the above provisions, such Loans shall be
               automatically converted to Chemical NY Rate Loans on the last day
               of such then expiring Interest Period."

               (i)    Subsection 2.11 of the Agreement is hereby amended by 
         deleting the entire subsection and substituting the following:
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                      "2.11  Minimum Amounts of Tranches. All borrowings,
               conversions and continuations of Loans hereunder and all
               selections of Interest Periods hereunder shall be in such amounts
               and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after giving
               effect thereto, the aggregate principal amount of the Loans
               comprising each Eurodollar Tranche shall be as set forth in
               Section 2.3 hereof."

               (j)    Subsection 3.3(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended by
         deleting "1.5%" in line 5 thereof and substituting therefor ".75%".

               (k)    Section 12 of the Agreement is hereby deleted.

               (l)    Section 14.2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by 
         deleting the notice provision for the Banks and the Agent and
         substituting the following:

                                 "Chemical NY:     270 Park Avenue
                                 New York, New York 10017
                                 Attention:  Stephen W. Revis, V.P.
                                 Telecopy:   212-270-1123

               with a copy to:   Chemical Bank New Jersey, National Association
                                 4 Campus Drive
                                 Parsippany, New Jersey 07054
                                 Attention:  Valerie Schanzer, V.P.
                                 Telecopy:   201-734-1123

               (m)    Schedule I of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting 
         it in its entirety and by inserting in its place and stead the attached
         Schedule I.

         3.    Replacement of the Revolving Credit Note.

               (a)    Any and all Revolving Credit Notes held by Chemical NJ and
         Chemical NY are hereby amended and restated by a new note in the form
         of Exhibit A-1 hereto (the "Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
         Note").

               (b)    All references in the Agreement to the Revolving Credit 
         Note shall be deemed to be references to the Amended and Restated
         Revolving Credit Note.

         4.    Representations and Warranties.  To induce Chemical NY to enter 
into this Amendment, each of the Credit Parties hereby represents and warrants 
that:

               (a)    Such Credit Party has the power, authority and legal right
         to make and deliver this Amendment and the Amended and Restated
         Revolving Credit Note and to perform its obligations under the
         Agreement, as amended by this Amendment, and the Amended and
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         Restated Revolving Credit Note without any notice, consent, approval or
         authorization not already obtained, and such Credit Party has taken all
         necessary action to authorize the same.

               (b)    The making and delivery of this Amendment and the Amended 
         and Restated Revolving Credit Note and the performance of the Agreement
         and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note, as amended by this
         Amendment, do not violate any provision of law or any regulation or of
         the charter or by-laws of such Credit Party or result in the breach of
         or constitute a default under or require any consent under any
         indenture or other agreement or instrument to which such Credit Party
         is a party or by which such Credit Party or any of its property may be
         bound or affected. The Agreement and the Amended and Restated Revolving
         Credit Note, as amended by this Amendment, constitute a legal, valid
         and binding obligation of such Credit Party, enforceable against it in
         accordance with its terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be
         limited by any applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
         moratorium or other laws affecting creditors' rights generally.

               (c)    The representations and warranties contained in Section 6 
         of the Agreement are true and correct on and as of the date of this
         Amendment and after giving effect thereto.

               (d)    No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is 
         continuing under the Agreement as of the date of this Amendment and
         after giving effect thereto.

         5.    Effective Date.  This Amendment shall become effective as of 
October 1, 1995 when:

               (a)    Chemical NY shall have received counterparts of this \
         Amendment and the Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note, duly
         executed by the respective parties thereto; and

               (b)    the principal of, all accrued and unpaid interest on and 
         all other amounts payable with respect to any and all Term Loans
         (including, without limitation, any prepayment penalty) shall have been
         paid in full.

         6.    Counterparts.  This Amendment may be signed in any number of 
counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken together
shall constitute a single instrument with the same effect as if the signatures
thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument.

         7.    Full Force and Effect.  Except as expressly modified by this 
Amendment, all of the terms and provisions of the Agreement shall continue in
full force and effect, and all parties hereto shall be entitled to the benefits
thereof.

         8.    Governing Law.  This Amendment shall be governed by and construed
in accordance with the internal laws (and not the law of conflicts) of the State
of New Jersey.
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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed and delivered by their proper and duly authorized officers as of
the date set forth above.


                                        BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.

                                        By:    /s/ Warren Eisenberg
                                               -------------------- 
                                        Title: Chairman and Co-Chief Executive
                                               Officer


                                        BED-N-BATH STORES, INC.

                                        By:    /s/ Warren Eisenberg
                                               --------------------
                                        Title: President


                                        BBBL, INC.

                                        By:    /s/ Arthur Stark
                                               ----------------
                                        Title: President


                                        BBBY MANAGEMENT CORPORATION

                                        By:    /s/ Warren Eisenberg
                                               --------------------
                                        Title: President


                                        CHEMICAL BANK

                                        By:    /s/ Stephen W. Revis
                                               --------------------
                                        Title: Vice-President
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                                                                     EXHIBIT A-1

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                              REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE

$45,000,000                                                   New York, New York
                                                           as of October 1, 1995

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned (the "Borrower"), a New York
corporation, hereby unconditionally promises to pay to the order of CHEMICAL
BANK (the "Bank"), at the office of the Bank located at 270 Park Avenue, New
York, New York 10017, or at such other place as the Bank or any holder hereof
may from time to time designate, on the Termination Date (as defined in the
Credit Agreement referred to below) in lawful money of the United States of
America and in immediately available funds, the principal amount of (a)
FORTY-FIVE MILLION DOLLARS ($45,000,000) or, if less, (b) the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Revolving Credit Loans made by the Bank to the Borrower
pursuant to Subsection 2.1 of the Credit Agreement. The Borrower further agrees
to pay interest in like money on the unpaid principal amount hereof from time to
time from the date hereof at said office, on the dates, at the rates and for the
periods specified in Sections 2 and 5 of the Credit Agreement.

         The holder of this Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note is
authorized to record the date, Type and amount of each Loan made by the Bank,
each continuation thereof, each conversion of all or a portion thereof to
another Type, the date and amount of each payment or prepayment of principal
thereof and the length of each Interest Period with respect thereto, on the
schedule annexed hereto and made a part hereof, which recordation shall
constitute prima facie evidence of the accuracy of the information recorded
absent manifest error; provided, however, that failure by any holder to make any
such recordation on such schedules or continuation thereof shall not in any
manner affect any of the obligations of the Borrower to make payments of
principal and interest in accordance with the terms of this Amended and Restated
Revolving Credit Note and the Credit Agreement.

         This Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note is the Revolving Credit
Note referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit Agreement
dated as of October 26, 1994 (as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time, the "Credit Agreement"; capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note shall have the meanings assigned to
them in the Credit Agreement) among the Borrower, Bed-N-Bath Stores, Inc., BBBL,
Inc., BBBY Management Corporation, Inc., the Bank, other Banks party thereto and
the Agent.

         This Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note is issued in
substitution, modification and restatement of, but not as repayment,
satisfaction or cancellation of any and all prior Revolving Credit Notes and
this Amended and Restated Revolving Credit Note supersedes, modifies and
restates all of the terms of such prior Revolving Credit Notes.
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         The Credit Agreement, among other things, contains provisions for
acceleration of the maturity hereof upon the happening of certain stated events
and also for optional and mandatory prepayments on account of principal hereof
prior to the maturity hereof on the terms and conditions therein specified.

         All parties now or hereafter liable with respect to this Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit Note, whether maker, principal, surety, guarantor,
endorser or otherwise, hereby waive presentment, demand, protest and all other
notices of any kind.

         THIS AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY,
AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY.

                                             BED BATH & BEYOND, INC.

                                             By:  /s/ Warren Eisenberg
                                                  --------------------
 
                                                  Title:  Chairman and Co-Chief
                                                          Executive Officer
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                         SCHEDULE I TO CREDIT AGREEMENT





                    See attached list of active corporations.
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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY

This list does not include certain subsidiaries which in the aggregate are not
significant.




NAME                                               STATE
                                                
Bed Bath & Beyond of Riverchase Inc.               Alabama
Bed Bath & Beyond of Tucson Inc.                   Arizona
Bed Bath & Beyond of Paradise Valley Inc.          Arizona
Bed Bath & Beyond of Chandler Inc.                 Arizona
Bed Bath & Beyond of Beverly Center Inc.           California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Ontario Mills Inc.            California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Northridge Inc.               California
Bed Bath & Beyond of La Jolla Inc.                 California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Tarzana Inc.                  California
Bed Bath & Beyond of San Francisco Inc.            California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Palm Desert Inc.              California
Bed n Bath of Westwood Inc.                        California
Bed n Bath of Westlake Inc.                        California
Bed n Bath of Santa Rosa Inc.                      California
Bed n Bath of Huntington Beach Inc.                California
Bed n Bath of Redondo Beach Inc.                   California
Bed n Bath of Oakland Inc.                         California
Bed n Bath of Studio City Inc.                     California
Bed n Bath of Marin Corp.                          California
Bed n Bath of Woodland Hills Inc.                  California
Bed n Bath of Santa Ana Inc.                       California
Bed n Bath of Torrance Inc.                        California
Bed n Bath of Cupertino Inc.                       California
Bed n Bath of Lakewood Inc.                        California
Bed n Bath of Park La Brea Inc.                    California
Bed & Bath of San Diego Inc.                       California
Bed & Bath of Topanga Inc.                         California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Mission Valley Inc.           California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Tustin Inc.                   California
Bed Bath & Beyond of Cherry Creek Inc.             Colorado
Bed Bath & Beyond of Park Meadows Inc.             Colorado
Bed n Bath Warehouse Corp.                         Connecticut
Bed n Bath of Stamford Inc.                        Connecticut
Bed n Bath of Norwalk Inc.                         Connecticut
Bed n Bath of Danbury Square Inc.                  Connecticut
Bed n Bath of Hartford Inc.                        Connecticut
Bed n Bath of Danbury Inc.                         Connecticut
Bed Bath & Beyond of Ridgeway Inc.                 Connecticut


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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY (CONTINUED)



NAME                                               STATE
                                                
Bed Bath & Beyond of Connecticut Inc.              Connecticut
Bed Bath & Beyond of Brandywine Inc.               Delaware
Bed Bath & Beyond of Sawgrass Inc.                 Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Orlando Inc.                  Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Kendall Inc.                  Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Hialeah Inc.                  Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of West Palm Beach Inc.          Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Brandon Inc.                  Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Boca Raton Inc.               Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of West Kendall Inc.             Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Carrollwood Inc.              Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Dadeland Station Inc.         Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of International Drive Inc.      Florida
Bed Bath & Beyond of Alpharetta Inc.               Georgia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Buckhead Inc.                 Georgia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Cobb Place Inc.               Georgia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Gwinnett Inc.                 Georgia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Perimeter Inc.                Georgia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Rockford Inc.                 Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Gurnee Inc.                   Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Deerfield Inc.                Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Schaumburg Inc.               Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Oakbrook Terrace Inc.         Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Downers Grove Inc.            Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond Lincoln Park Inc.                Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Wilmette Inc.                 Illinois
Bed Bath & Beyond of Indianapolis Inc.             Indiana
Bed Bath & Beyond of Hobart Inc.                   Indiana
Bed Bath & Beyond of Overland Park Inc.            Kansas
Bed Bath & Beyond of Columbia Inc.                 Maryland
Bed Bath & Beyond of Annapolis Inc.                Maryland
Bed Bath & Beyond of Rockville Inc.                Maryland
Bed Bath & Beyond of Gaithersburg Inc.             Maryland
Bed Bath & Beyond of Towson Inc.                   Maryland
Bed Bath & Beyond of Montgomery Inc.               Maryland
Bed Bath & Beyond of Burlington Inc.               Massachusetts
Bed Bath & Beyond of Worcester Inc.                Massachusetts
Bed Bath & Beyond of Farmington Hills Inc.         Michigan
Bed Bath & Beyond of Troy Inc.                     Michigan
Bed Bath & Beyond of Sterling Heights Inc.         Michigan

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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY (CONTINUED)



NAME                                               STATE
                                                
Bed Bath & Beyond of Auburn Inc.                   Michigan
Bed Bath & Beyond of Northville Inc.               Michigan
Bed Bath & Beyond of Westland Inc.                 Michigan
Bed Bath & Beyond of Independence Inc.             Missouri
Bed Bath & Beyond of Watchung Inc.                 New Jersey
Bed Bath & Beyond of Fashion Center Inc.           New Jersey
Bed n Bath of Flemington Inc.                      New Jersey
Bed n Bath of Lawrenceville Inc.                   New Jersey
Bed n Bath of Secaucus Inc.                        New Jersey
Bed n Bath of Cherry Hill Inc.                     New Jersey
Bed n Bath of Short Hills Inc.                     New Jersey
Bed n Bath of Paramus Inc.                         New Jersey
B & B of Seventeen Inc.                            New Jersey
Bed Bath & Beyond of Ellisburg Circle Inc.         New Jersey
Bed Bath & Beyond of Albuquerque Inc.              New Mexico
Bed Bath & Beyond of Manhasset Inc.                New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of Five Towns Inc.               New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of Farmingdale Inc.              New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of Lake Grove Inc.               New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of Colonie Inc.                  New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of Manhattan, Inc.               New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of 110 Inc.                      New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of West Nyack Inc.               New York
Bed n Bath of New York Inc.                        New York
Bed n Bath of Spring Valley Inc.                   New York
Bed n Bath of Huntington Inc.                      New York
Bed n Bath Inc.                                    New York
Bed n Bath of Hartsdale Inc.                       New York
Bed n Bath Inc.                                    New York
Bed n Bath of White Plains Inc.                    New York
Bed n Bath of Nanuet Inc.                          New York
B & B Warehouse Corp.                              New York
CBH of Great Neck Inc.                             New York
Bed Bath & Beyond of Beachwood Inc.                Ohio
Bed Bath & Beyond of Westlake Inc.                 Ohio
Bed Bath & Beyond of Fair Lawn Inc.                Ohio
Bed Bath & Beyond of Canton Inc.                   Ohio
Bed Bath & Beyond of Tulsa Inc.                    Oklahoma
Bed n Bath of Liberty Mills Inc.                   Pennsylvania

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SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY (CONTINUED)



NAME                                               STATE
                                                
Bed Bath & Beyond of King of Prussia Inc.          Pennsylvania
Bed Bath & Beyond of Memphis Inc.                  Tennessee
Bed Bath & Beyond of Addison Inc.                  Texas
Bed Bath & Beyond of Austin Inc.                   Texas
Bed Bath & Beyond of CP Dallas Inc.                Texas
Bed Bath & Beyond of Meyerland Inc.                Texas
Bed Bath & Beyond of Plano Inc.                    Texas
Baybrook Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.                    Texas
Katy Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.                        Texas
Stafford Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.                    Texas
Sunset Valley Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.               Texas
West Oaks Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.                   Texas
Willowbrook Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.                 Texas
San Antonio Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.                 Texas
Bed Bath & Beyond of Charlottesville Inc.          Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Chesapeake Inc.               Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Fairfax Inc.                  Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Fair City Inc.                Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Falls Church Inc.             Virginia
Bed n Bath of Baileys Crossroads Inc.              Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Tyson's Corner Inc.           Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Virginia Beach Inc.           Virginia
Bed Bath & Beyond of Auburn Inc.                   Washington