Rooms + Spaces

Rooms + Spaces was a Canadian retail chain in the home goods market created by businessman Doug Putman. Each store features a small Toys "R" Us shop; much of the store's merchandise moved to Toys "R" Us following store closures.[1][2] It was Canadian-focused and brings a Canadian point of view according to Greg Dyer.[3] The chain's stores were in spaces formerly occupied by retail chains Bed Bath & Beyond and Buy Buy Baby. It was a subsidiary of Putman Investments.[4]

History

Rooms + Spaces opened in Canada beginning in August 2023 with 24 locations in Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland and Labrador. It took over many of the former locations of Bed Bath & Beyond and its subsidiary Buy Buy Baby after the American retail chain declared bankruptcy and closed down its stores.[5] Following the closure of Bed Bath & Beyond operations in Canada, entrepreneur Doug Putman, the owner of Sunrise Records and Toys "R" Us Canada, acquired 21 former Bed Bath & Beyond locations. He planned to revive the chain in Canada under a new chain with the name Rooms + Spaces, under former Bed Bath & Beyond Canada general manager Greg Dyer's leadership.[6][7]

In 2024, months after their grand openings, stores began closing down.[8][9][10][11][12] Some stores began defaulting on leases.[13]