All B&M Bargains articles – Page 15
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NewsIceland buys Peacocks stores as value retailers size up the estate
Iceland has bought seven former Peacocks stores from the value fashion retailer’s administrator KPMG.
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NewsB&M posts 47% profit growth
B&M Bargains has posted soaring pre-tax profits, up 47% to £51.7m, for the 2011 calendar year driven by higher footfall and store growth.
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NewsB&M Bargains reports strong year
Value chain B&M Bargains pre-tax profit rose from £33m to £35m in the 2010 calendar year as like-for-likes jumped 6%.
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NewsLocations of Focus stores acquired by Wickes and B&M Bargains revealed
Focus DIY administrators Ernst &Young have revealed the locations of all Focus stores purchased from retailers Wickes and B&M Bargains.
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NewsFocus stock liquidation to begin next week
DIY group Focus’s administrator Ernst & Young has hired restructuring specialists to begin liquidating stock next week, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsB&M Bargains acquires 11 Focus stores
B&M Bargains has acquired 11 Focus stores after the DIY chain collapsed this month.
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NewsB&M Bargains suffers supply chain problems after opening new warehouse
Value chain B&M Bargains is suffering supply chain difficulties just weeks after the opening of its new 625,000 sq ft warehouse in Speke, Liverpool.
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NewsB&M Bargains and Poundland homing in on out-of-town stores
Value retailers are extending their rivalry from the high street to out of town as B&M Bargains launches a home format and Poundland targets retail parks. Family Bargains, the fledgling sister chain of 99p Stores, is also looking out of town.
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OpinionValue's growing value
As the new breed of value retailers reach maturity, there’s no reason they should be restricted to in-town locations.
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NewsB&M Bargains completes Opus Homewares deal for £48m
Value group B&M Bargains has completed the acquisition of Opus Homewares for £48m, extending its presence north of the border and in Northern Ireland.
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NewsB&M Bargains threats spark value sector fury
Variety retailer irks competitors with ultimatum to suppliers for exclusivity deals
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News99p Stores launches new Woolworths-style fascia
99p Stores founders broaden offer with out-of-town variety chain Family Bargains
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NewsIn Focus: B&M Bargains
B&M is the chain more than any other that our contacts have remarked that they have begun to notice, but about which they know very little.
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NewsB&M Bargains profits grow 140% in 2009
Value retailer B&M Bargains is aiming for £1bn in sales within five years as it reported another set of sparkling full-year figures.
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AnalysisChristmas trading: Cause for celebration
To their relief, most retailers pulled off a good Christmas after a fraught year. As the festive trading season nears its end, Lisa Berwin examines the key findings from OC&C’s Christmas Trading Index
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NewsB&M Bargains’ expanded store portfolio helps lift sales
Value variety store retailer B&M Bargains achieved strong like-for-like sales in the four weeks to December 26, which were up 9% on last year.
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Analysis
Woolworths’ property portfolio: Well worth it?
Woolworths’ collapse left a scar on hundreds of high streets as 807 stores shut. One year on, Sara McCorquodale investigates what has been re-let and who has benefited
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NewsDiscounters lead way as 60% of Woolworths stores snapped up
Nearly 60% of the 800 former Woolworths stores have been let or are under offer, assuaging fears that the variety store group’s demise is turning town centres into ghost towns.
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NewsB&M Bargains sets sights on 400 stores as profits soar in downturn
Value retailer B&M Bargains has unveiled a sparkling set of full-year results and vowed to increase its store numbers to 400 across the UK.