Some Buy Buy Baby Stores May Re-Open, Illinois Locations Uncertain

ILLINOIS — Several Buy Buy Baby retail stores in the Northeast that were shuttered in the Bed Bath & Beyond bankruptcy will reopen as early as this fall, according to news reports, but it’s unclear if the retailer's Illinois locations will be among them.

Baby goods retailer Dream on Me, which bought Buy Buy Baby’s intellectual property in June, plans to reopen 11 stores in the Northeast, Avish Dahiya, the company’s chief marketing officer, told CNBC. More could follow as Dream on Me works to restore the Bed, Bath & Beyond brand, she said.

Related: Illinois Bed Bath & Beyond Closings

There were four Buy Buy Baby stores remaining in Illinois when the company announced they would shutter last month. At the time, the Downers Grove location was listed as "closed now-open after a week" on Buy Buy Baby's website. The other three stores in Crystal Lake, Naperville, and Schaumburg are open as of now.

The Buy Buy Baby website currently includes a homepage with a message that reads: "Be right back. Can't wait to see you again soon."

Dahiya, who leads the Buy Buy Baby transition team, told CBNC that 100 to 120 stores could be open within one to three years.

“We definitely see merit in expanding to that number across the U.S.,” Dahiya said in the company’s first interview since its acquisition. “Similar to what we have done in the Northeast, it will be more cluster-based versus one-off.”