UK DIY News
B&M Continues To Expand Store Network
B&M has opened a number of new stores and relocated others over the last few months, and recently entered the FTSE 100 for the first time after almost doubling its share price since lockdown.
B&M is now valued at a staggering £4.75bn and is one of the UK’s most valuable public companies.
Recent store openings and relocations:
Mold - Relocation - Thursday 3rd September
Moving to a much larger unit has allowed B&M to hire more people from the local area and the larger store can now offer customers a much bigger range of products across all departments.
Doncaster - New store - Wednesday 26th August
B&M opened a brand new store on Lakeside Village Retail Park, donating £250 in vouchers to Yorkshire Air Ambulance Service to celebrate.
Tunbridge Wells - New store - Monday 10th August
A new B&M store opened on North Trading Estate, Longfield Road in Tunbridge Wells, offering a wide range of branded products, including toys, food & drink, homeware, pet products, health & beauty and seasonal.
Washington - Relocation - Friday 7th August
B&M has completed the move of its Home Store & Garden Centre from Unit 10 to Unit 1 in Peel Retail Park.
Havant - New store - Saturday 4th July
Havant has welcomed a brand new B&M store in Central Retail Park.
Kidderminster - New store - Saturday 27th June
Kidderminster's brand new Home & Garden store opened on Spennels Valley Road, in the town's former Homebase unit.
Durham - Relocation - Thursday 25th June
An additional 45 staff have been recruited to work at B&M's relocated Durham store, located on Durham City Retail Park.
Wigan - New store - Friday 19th June
The Golborne area of Wigan now has a brand new store, located on High Street in the town.
Lisburn - New store - Wednesday 17th June
Sprucefield Retail Park in Lisburn has welcomed B&M to the region with more than 68 locals hired at the new location.
Source : Insight DIY Team
Insight provides a host of information I need on many of our company’s largest customers. I use this information regularly with my team, both at a local level as well as with our other international operations. It’s extremely useful when sharing market intelligence information with our corporate office.
Don't miss out on all the latest, breaking news from the DIY industry
