B&M
This coverage focuses on B&M’s strategy, operations, and performance within the UK value retail sector. Reporting highlights store openings, pricing strategies, leadership decisions, marketing campaigns, and the retailer’s response to changing consumer demand. Tailored for retail executives, brand managers, and operations professionals, the content provides insight into how B&M sustains growth and competitiveness in a value-driven market.
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May- 2019 -23 MaySupermarkets
B&M plans 50 more stores amid profits and sales boost
Discount goods retailer B&M has revealed it is planning on opening another 50 stores this year amid posting an uptick in both sales and profits. For the full-year period ending 30 March B&m said profit before tax increased by 9% to £249.9m and revenues surged 17% to £3.5bn.B&M’s UK stores…
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Jan- 2019 -11 JanuaryHigh Street
B&M shrugs off Christmas retail woes with strong revenue growth
Bargain retailer B&M has reported a 12.1% increase in group sales revenue growth for the 13 weeks to 29 December 2018. UK sales revenue for the period also increased by 4.5% to £874.5m, compared with £837m last year, however, life-for-like sales decreased by 1.6%, against the increase of 3.9% in…
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Nov- 2018 -13 NovemberHigh Street
B&M posts double-digit sales and profit growth
B&M has announced a double-digit increase in both group revenues and profit before tax in the 26 week period ending 29 September. The discount retailer saw group revenue jump 16% to £1.56bn during the period as profit before tax increased by 32.5% up to £115m compared with the £86.6m recorded…
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Oct- 2018 -24 OctoberHigh Street
B&M acquires French discount retailer Paminvest SAS
B&M has announced the acquisition of French firm Paminvest SAS, a discount retail group operating 95 stores under the trading name Babou. The deal was made through B&M’s subsidiary, EV Retail Limited, and totalled €91m (£80m) including the debt of the Babou refinanced by B&M. For the year ending 31…
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Sep- 2018 -24 SeptemberHigh Street
B&M fined record £480,000 for selling knives to children
Discount retailer B&M Bargains has been fined a record amount of £480,000 after two of its stores were found selling knives to children. The company was found to be selling the knives during an undercover investigation conducted by police and trading standard officers in east London. The retailer was said…
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Aug- 2018 -2 AugustPeople Moves
B&M appoints two female appointments to its board of directors
B&M has has appointed Carolyn Bradley and Tiffany Hall to its board of directors in non-executive roles. B&M announced that Bradley will join the audit and risk committee and the nomination committee of the company, while Hall will join the discount retailer’s remuneration and nomination committees. Bradley joins from a…
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Jul- 2018 -12 JulyHigh Street
B&M reports strong sales growth
Discount high street retailer B&M has reported a strong start to the new financial year with revenue growth of 21.3% The period from 1 April 2018 to 30 June 2018 showed a revenue increase £656.3m to £796.3m. The company also saw its UK revenue increase by 8.3%, including like-for-like growth…
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May- 2018 -30 MayEconomy
B&M profits buck high street blues, jump 20%
Discount retailer B&M has seen pre tax profit rise by 25.4% to to £229.3m along with group revenues rising to 22.4% for the year ending 31 March. The group opened 47 new stores last year and plans to open a further 45 this year as it continues to grow. The…
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