We compared the shopping experience at Bed Bath & Beyond and HomeGoods — and the winner was clear

In October, my hometown of Davenport, Iowa, got its first HomeGoods.

The retailer is the sister store of TJ Maxx, and it offers a similar “treasure-hunt” shopping experience, stocking name-brand products that are generally marked down 20% to 60% below department-store prices.

There was a lot of hype before the HomeGoods’ grand opening in Davenport, so I decided to make a trip there to see what the buzz was about. After my trip down the aisles, I visited a nearby Bed Bath & Beyond to compare how the two homeware chains stacked up.

I found several key differences between the two stores, from how they organized the store to the price of their items. And in the end, one of them clearly provided the more rewarding shopping experience.

Here’s how HomeGoods and Bed Bath & Beyond stacked up.