UPDATE YOU AS SOON AS WE DO. >>> NOW AT 5:30, THE OLD HOMES OF BED BATH BEYOND AND THE CHRISTMAS TREE SHOP SITTING EMPTY THIS HOLIDAY SEASON. SO WE WANTED TO KNOW WHAT WILL TAKE THEIR PLACE? GOOD EVENING.
THANKSFOR STAYING WITH US, I’M PAULA EBBEN. >> I’M CHRIS TANAKA. BOTH CHAINS SHUT DOWN. THEIR BRICK AND MORTAR OPERATIONS THIS PAST YEAR. AS WBZ’S MIKE SULLIVAN SHOWS US, SHOPPERS ARE HOPING TO SEE SOMETHING UNIQUE TAKE THEIR PLACE.
>> Reporter: IT’S THE RETAIL GRAVEYARD. THE REMAINS OF BUSTLING STORES GONE OUT OF BUSINESS. THESE RETIRED GIANTS ARE NOW A COBBLED WEB OF SIGN WIRE. THERE IS NOTHING BEYOND BED, BATH, AND BEYOND. WITH THE DOORS CLOSED, ALL THAT IS LEFT
IS EMPTY SPACE. WE ASKED PEOPLE WHAT DO THEY WANT TO SEE GO INSIDE HERE? >> I DON’T KNOW. I DON’T WANT A TARGET OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. >> Reporter: MORE CLOTHING STORES. >> MORE RESTAURANTS? >> Reporter: THIS IS THE FIRST
HOLIDAY IN MORE THAN 50 YEARS WITHOUT A PHYSICAL STORE FOR BED, BATH, AND BEYOND. OVERSTOCK.COM PURCHASED THE COMPANY AND TOOK IT ALL ONLINE. >> BOAST OF THE STORES THAT WERE CLOSED WERE D STORES. THEY DON’T HAVE GREAT TRAFFIC.
>> Reporter: KEN MORRIS IS A MAN MANAGER FOR RETAIL ADVISERS. THEY EXPECT THE STORES TO TURN INTO EXPERIENCE, POPUP, OR ENTREPRENEURIAL. IF YOU ASK PEOPLE WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE, YOU MAY BE SURPRISED TO HEAR ANSWERS LIKE THIS.
>> MAYBE ROLLER SKATING. >> MAYBE A TRAMPOLINE PARK. >> THIS WHOLE PICKLE BALL CRAZE HAS GONE INSANE. >> Reporter: THESE ARE CONSIDERED EXPERIENCE LOCATIONS. A PLACE TO DO RATHER THAN SHOP. >> PEOPLE LIKE TO SPEND MONEY ON EXPERIENCES.
>> Reporter: SO FAR, 44 BURLINGTON STORES HAVE TAKEN OVER BED BATH AND BEYOND LOCATIONS. TWO HAVE ALREADY REOPENED IN MASSACHUSETTS. >> YOU GO THERE FOR AN EXPERIENCE. YOU ARE NOT GOING TO
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