B&M

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B&M European Value Retail S.A., which trades as B&M, is a British multinational chain store. It started in 1978. It is incorporated in Luxembourg. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is in the FTSE 100 Index.

The first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978. It bought the smaller frozen food store chain Heron Foods for £152 million in 2017. In 2018 it bought French discount retailer Babou for €91.2 million.[1]

B&M Greenock

In 2021 it had 703 stores, and 275 Heron Foods stores, in the United Kingdom and 104 stores in France.[2]

References[change | change source]

  1. "B&M enters France with Babou acquisition - Retail Gazette". www.retailgazette.co.uk. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2023-08-20.
  2. Ashley, Armstrong (2023-08-20). "Eary festive buying puts B&M ahead of the game". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2023-08-20.