B&M CFO resigns as international freight issue sees profit forecast trimmed

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Value retailer B&M has announced the resignation of its chief financial officer, after an issue with international freight costs caused it to revise its profit forecast for the financial year.

In a statement to the City today, B&M said it had found £7m of overseas freight costs had “not correctly [been] recognised in cost of goods sold” and that while the “underlying system issue” responsible has since been resolved, “its financial impact is material to our outlook” for FY26.

 

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