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B&M: Recent Store Openings
B&M has opened numerous new stores in recent months, most recently in Hull, Quedgeley and Prudhoe.
The Hull store opened in the town's Prospect Shopping Centre on November 12th. Staff from the Hull Food Bank were invited to cut the ribbon on opening day and received £250 in B&M vouchers as a thank you for all their hard work within the local community.
Kingsway Retail Park is the site of the new Quedgeley, Gloucestershire store, which opened on the 17th November. A representative from the local food bank cut the ribbon and the charity received £250 in B&M vouchers as part of the celebration.
More than 50 local people have been hired to work in B&M's new Prudhoe store, in south Northumberland. The Tyneview Retail Park store opened on 18th November and welcomed staff from Wellburn Residential Care Home to cut the ribbon on opening day.
Seventy local people have been recruited to work in the new Barry, Glamorgan store, which opened on 20th November. Staff at the Waterfront Retail Park invited mental health charity Mind in the Vale as their VIP guest for the day.
A new store opened in Neatmarket, Norwich, on the 20th November, creating 70 jobs. Store staff were delighted to welcome West Norwich Lions Club as their VIP, who were invited to cut the ribbon on opening day.
October openings/relocations/renovations:
30th October - West Bromwich, Great Bridge Retail Park
29th October - The Sutton Fields B&M store celebrated the opening of its new garden centre extension
26th October - Exeter, Stone Lane Retail Park
23rd October - Taunton
15th October - Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire
15th October - Northwich, Barons Square
8th October - Andover, Enham Arch Retail Park
7th October - Kidbrooke, Blackheath
5th October - The Worksop B&M store reopened after 14 weeks of renovation work
1st October - B&M's Beverley store in Yorkshire has reopened following the creation of a garden centre extension
September openings/relocations/renovations:
30th September - Clydebank, Clyde Shopping Centre
30th September - Kingstown Retail Park, Carlisle
18th September - The Peasley, St Helens store has reopened after relocating to a larger unit with a garden centre
For earlier openings, click here.
Source : Insight DIY Team
Image: B&M West Bromwich opening
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