B&M

Also known as B&M European Retail Value S.A., B&M European Retail Value, B&M Bargains, B&M Homestore, B & M Stores, B&M Stores, B and M, B and M Stores

B & M Retail Limited, trading as B&M, is a British multinational variety store and garden centre chain founded in 1978 and based in Liverpool, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. B&M is part of the Jersey-based B&M European Value Retail S.A., which owns Heron Foods and operates the B&M (formerly Babou) stores in France.

Key facts

Company.name: B & M Retail Limited
Company.image: B^M Store - Kempshott - geograph.org.uk - 7141801.jpg
Company.image_caption: A B&M store in Kempshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Company.trading_name: B&M
Company.logo: Official B&M Retail logo.jpg
Company.logo_size: 115
Company.type: Public
Company.traded_as: FTSE 250 component
Company.founder: Malcolm BillingtonBrian Mayman
Company.area_served: United KingdomFrance
Company.key_people: Peter Bamford (chairman)Tjeerd Jegen (CEO)
Company.industry: Retail

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Contents

History
Controversy
Fire safety
Underage sale of knives
COVID-19 rates relief controversy
Electrical safety
Operations
Financial performance
References
External links

==History== The business was founded by Malcolm Billington and Brian Mayman: the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978. It was originally named Billington & Mayman, based on the founders' names, but was soon shortened to "B&M". The company was the subject of a management buyout, financed by Phildrew Investments, in October 1996.