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B&M Retail Limited, trading as B&M, is a British multinational variety store chain founded in 1978 and based in Speke. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. B&M is part of the Luxembourg-based B&M European Value Retail S.A., which owns Heron Foods and operates the B&M (formerly Babou) stores in ...
to UK Owner # of shops Notes B&M: 1978 B&M European Value Retail S.A. 800+ The business was founded by Malcolm Billington as Billington & Mayman and the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978 and was acquired by Simon and Bobby Arora from Phildrew Investments in December 2004 Bargain Buys: 2013 Fortress Investment Group: 75
A further store in Leeds was added in 1965, but the UK business was sold to Asda in 1966. [86] Goodfellows Hull and East Yorkshire based chain [87] [88] Grandways: Some stores sold to Argyll Group for their Presto chain and Kwik Save, remainder renamed Jacksons 1992/3 Regional in Yorkshire Granville Supermarkets 31 stores purchased by ...
The Range, Andover (2006) The Range, Tulip Retail Park, Leeds (2007) CDS (Superstores International) Limited, trading as The Range, is a British home, leisure and garden centre retailer, originally founded as Chris Dawson Superstores in 1989.
Chris Dawson Superstores was formed in 1989, and opened an outlet store in Sugar Mill Business Park. The CDS Superstores name would later be changed to The Range. A 'The Range Home, Garden & Leisure' brand store was opened in Cardiff in February 2000; Dawson later bought the business park where this store sits. [ 8 ]
Poundland Limited is a British variety store chain founded in 1990. It once sold most items at the single price of £1, including clearance items and proprietary brands. The first pilot store opened in December 1990 following numerous rejections by landlords who had reservations about allowing a single-price store to operate, fearing it could adversely affect the local competition.
In 2017, Simon and Bobby Arora cashed in £215m of shares and reduced their stake in B&M by a quarter, three years after taking it public. [6] As of May 2019, the Arora brothers (Simon, Bobby and Robin) jointly have a net worth of £2.26 billion. [7] Arora stepped down as CEO of B&M in September 2022 following 17 years in the role.
TJ Morris Ltd is a British company that owns several businesses, including the discount store chain Home ... which had 595 stores in the UK as of January 2025. [2]