Serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis is helping lead Bed Bath & Beyond's comeback as the company's executive chairman (Bed Bath & Beyond Home opened its first store in Nashville earlier this month). And now, he's looking for more brick-and-mortar locations. On Tuesday, Lemonis asked his 1.3 million followers on Instagram: "What city/town should the next @BedBathBeyond open?"

But by Wednesday, he made it clear that there's one state where the home retailer definitely will not be opening: California.

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"We will not open retail stores in California," Lemonis wrote on Instagram. "This isn't about politics — it's about reality. California's system makes it nearly impossible for businesses to succeed, and I won't put our company, our employees, or our customers in that position."

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