Jan 5 (Reuters) - Bed Bath & Beyond Inc (BBBY.O) on Thursday said it was exploring options including a bankruptcy filing to address the U.S. home goods retailer's plunging sales, dwindling cash and debt load, sending its shares tumbling.
Bed Bath & Beyond said it expects to report a third-quarter loss of $385.5 million after sales plunged 33%.
The stock was one of the most active on the Nasdaq, with nearly 9.4 million shares traded as of 09:37 ET.
Bed Bath & Beyond's fortunes dwindled and its stock collapsed in value after it pursued a strategy focused on its own private-label goods.
Activist investor Ryan Cohen, the chairman of GameStop Corp (GME.N), took a stake in Bed Bath & Beyond, which he later sold, sending shares crashing.