Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. is looking at fewer stores stocked with less stuff as a way to limit the amount of cash trapped in its operations. The company is in the process of reducing the number of stores, bringing down its inventory and building out its distribution channels.

Bed Bath & Beyond wants to close 63 stores by the end of its fiscal year in February 2021, for a total of 200 over the course of the next two years. The home-goods retailer has been struggling with falling sales for years and had to temporarily close about 90% of its stores in the early days of the pandemic.

Its stores have since reopened, and digital sales are up 89% in the three months ended Aug. 29. Still, revenue in its fiscal second quarter fell to $2.69 billion from $2.72 billion in the prior-year period, Bed Bath Beyond said earlier this month.

The retailer plans to reduce the range of items in some categories and a new store format will be unveiled at the end of October, with less inventory.

Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Looks to Declutter Shelves, Reduce Working Capital