Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), the home goods retailer, announced on Jan. 7 that it is kicking off 2022 by permanently closing 37 stores in 19 states across the United States by the end of February. The store closings are part of a plan that it announced back in 2020 to shut 200 redundant locations over the next two years as part of a broader turnaround effort after several years of declining sales. The retailer previously closed a round of stores in February 2021 and February 2020. The home goods retailer said it has closed roughly 170 locations thus far and is still on track to hit its 200-store goal by year’s end. Liquidation sales have already begun at the 37 locations, which account for 21 percent of the remaining Bed Bath & Beyond stores. In this latest round of store closures, New York will lose seven stores, California will close five, and …