All B&M Bargains articles – Page 10
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley makes his first foray into the value sector
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s newly launched Mega Value discount store.
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NewsB&M enters FTSE 250, as Morrisons retains FTSE 100 listing
B&M enters FTSE 250 after private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice reduced its shareholding earlier this year.
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OpinionMike Ashley looks match-fit to tackle the value sector
If he can do with general merchandise what he has done in sportswear and fashion, Mike Ashley could be about to move up into the value sector’s Premier League.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail news on Amazon, Sports Direct, B&M and more
Retail news round-up on May 29, 2015: Amazon plans to launch range of own-brand food products, Sports Direct’s pre-tax profits ahead of expectations, B&M snaps up 12 B&Q stores and more…
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NewsB&M boss says results prove it can be a success outside its heartland
B&M boss Simon Arora says its success in the South has proved doubters wrong and that customers countrywide enjoy hunting for bargains.
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NewsB&M eyes further expansion after 30% lift in full-year sales
Value retailer B&M has swung back into the black in its first year as a listed company as its “rapid” store expansion plan boosted sales by 30%.
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NewsB&M reveals its UK operations director has quit the business
Value retailer B&M has confirmed that its UK operations director, Carl Allen, has quit the business and that it will appoint a replacement.
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OpinionComment: Investors hope to count the pennies as Poundland buys 99p Stores
Poundland’s proposed takeover of 99p Stores for the equivalent of over 55 million customer transactions pleased the market, sending its share price up 15%.
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B&M investor raises £384m as it slashes stake in bargain retailer
US private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has reduced its shareholding in bargain retailer B&M, selling a 12% stake and raising £384m.
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NewsB&M reports strong Christmas as like-for-like sales rise 4.5%
Value chain B&M Bargains has revealed UK like-for-like sales increased 4.5% in the 13 weeks to December 27.
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OpinionComment: What will be retailers’ store story in the coming year?
There are challenges facing the high street today from business rates to online retail - how will retailers face these challenges in 2015?
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AnalysisAnalysis: How Poundland is taking advantage of retail's structural change
Structural changes in retail continue to play into Poundland’s hands as “savvy shoppers” seek value products, boss Jim McCarthy has said.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on Tesco, Carphone Warehouse, B&M and more
Retail news round-up on November 19, 2014: Tesco board unhappy; Retail sales in Scotland down; B&M in talks with retailers; UK inflation accelerated; and more.
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OpinionComment: B&M’s results show the discounter must grow into its valuation
B&M’s interim results show that the retailer is a strong growth business, so why has its post-IPO share price been underwhelming?
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NewsB&M group in talks to acquire stores from six retailers
B&M is in talks to acquire stores from six retailers including a supermarket, as the group embarks on plans to become a ‘national retailer’.
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NewsB&M sales and EBITDA jump after Jawoll acquisition and store expansion
B&M European Value Retail recorded a rise in EBITDA and revenue in its first half as expansion continued and it bedded in newly acquired Jawoll.
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NewsBreakfast briefing: Retail news on B&M, Homebase, Walmart and Amazon
Retail news round-up on November 14, 2014: B&M eyes Homebase stores, Walmart price-matches Amazon in-store
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OpinionComment: B&M’s maiden results will show its ‘treasure hunt’ appeal
B&M Bargains, the value variety store group that pitches itself as a treasure hunt experience for shoppers, posts maiden interims next week.
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NewsRedundancies loom as Wilko puts head office staff into consultation
Value retailer Wilko has put 170 head office staff – a quarter of the total at its Worksop base – into a consultation likely to lead to job cuts.
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NewsB&M Bargains hires former Asda property boss Karen Hubbard as COO
Value retailer B&M Bargains has appointed former Asda property boss Karen Hubbard as its new chief operating officer to lead expansion.
