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Bed Bath & Beyond Confirms Death of CFO Gustavo Arnal

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Bed Bath & Beyond Confirms Death of CFO Gustavo Arnal
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Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.

BBBY -0.92%

said Chief Financial Officer

Gustavo Arnal

died on Friday.

The home-goods retailer didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment on the circumstances of Mr. Arnal’s death.

A person identified by New York City police as 52-year-old Gustavo Arnal died Friday in an apparent fall. Mr. Arnal lived in a 57-story skyscraper at 56 Leonard Street, known as the Jenga Tower. The New York Police Department said they continue to investigate and that the medical examiner’s office will look to determine the cause of death.

The building at 56 Leonard, located in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood, is known for its shape, with misaligned apartments stacked on top of each other.

The New York Post reported earlier on Mr. Arnal’s death.

Mr. Arnal, 52 years old, who joined the retailer in 2020 amid the coronavirus pandemic, spoke with investors last week about the company’s efforts to help shore up financing and restructure operations. Previously, he was a finance executive at Avon and

Procter & Gamble Co.

“The entire Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. organization is profoundly saddened by this shocking loss,” the company said Sunday in a statement.

A man identified as 52-year-old Gustavo Arnal died Friday after falling from the skyscraper at 56 Leonard Street.



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Gary Hershorn/Getty Images

The company said last week it would close roughly 20% of its stores, cut its workforce, and bring in fresh cash to stabilize the business as it approaches the holiday season.

Mr. Arnal was involved in accelerating the retail chain’s effort to free up cash for the business. The company introduced a revamped model that required less inventory to fill shelves under his watch. 

Bed Bath & Beyond struggled under a strategy introduced by former CEO

Mark Tritton

to replace popular name brands with private label items. Mr. Tritton left the company in June. Last week, the company said it would focus more on national brands after spending millions to develop private-label goods.


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The company has been burning through cash reserves over several quarters. The company’s shares took a hit Aug. 18, when billionaire activist investor

Ryan Cohen

unloaded his entire stake in the company, about five months after initially acquiring his shares.  

On Aug. 31, the company announced it secured $500 million in new financing. It also said it would slash its workforce and close underperforming stores.

Mr. Arnal held an undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from the Universidad Simón Bolívar in Venezuela and a master’s degree in finance from Venezuela’s Universidad Metropolitana, according to the company’s website. 

Mr. Arnal had joined Bed Bath & Beyond in April 2020 after working as CFO of beauty products maker Avon and in senior positions overseas at Procter & Gamble. At the time, a Bed Bath & Beyond spokesman said that his deep knowledge of retail and consumer goods would help accelerate its transformation plans. He earned a $775,000 salary before stock awards, securities filings show.

After years of declining sales, Bed Bath & Beyond is facing an existential crisis. WSJ’s Suzanne Kapner explains why the company has fallen on hard times and looks forward to what’s next for the veteran retailer. Photo Illustration: Laura Kammermann/WSJ

Write to Ginger Adams Otis at [email protected] and Ryan Felton at [email protected]

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