While Bed Bath & Beyond and Linens and Things were mass market, not luxury chains, both companies failed pretty miserably.

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit from Florida.

The home linens brand plans to focus on partnerships with major retailers, including Target, though it will maintain seven storefronts.

In closing the bulk of its stores, Parachute joins the ranks of DTC companies struggling to nail the right balance of physical retail and e-commerce, direct-to-consumer and wholesale distribution.

The remains of more than 160 deceased people reached orbit yesterday on a spacecraft that hitched a ride on a SpaceX rocket.

Parachute Home shifts focus from brick-and-mortar by closing 19 stores and emphasizes ecommerce and retail partnerships.

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