Christmas Tree Shops are a chain of stores that starte in Yarmouthport, Massachusetts on Cape Cod in 1970 as a complex of three small stores; the Front Shop, the Back Shop, and the Barn Shop. The multiple store location, which was located on Route 6A, explains why the name is Christmas Tree Shops instead of Christmas Tree Shop. Since the 1980s, the chain has slowly been expanding beyond Cape Cod. It now has stores in ten different states (including all six New England states), which have made it a multi-million dollar corporation, with large super-stores. The original stores are seen as a local phenomenon, since it has become a must see destination for many visitors when traveling to Cape Cod. Christmas Tree Shops was bought by Bed Bath and Beyond in 2003. The original stores on 6A were closed January of 2007. It marked the end of an era for many local residents.