B&M

B & M Retail Limited
B&M
Formerly
  • Faelex Limited (March–December 1978)
  • B. & M. Bargains (W & R) Limited (1978–1997)
Company typePublic
LSEBME
FTSE 250 component
IndustryRetail
Founded14 March 1978 (1978-03-14)
FounderMalcolm Billington
Brian Mayman
HeadquartersSpeke, Liverpool, England, UK
Number of locations
787 in the UK and 137 in France: total 924 stores (2025)
Area served
United Kingdom
France
Key people
Peter Bamford (chairman)
Tjeerd Jegen (CEO)
ProductsGrocery, variety
Revenue£5,571 million (2025)
£567 million (2025)
£319 million (2025)
OwnerB&M European Value Retail S.A.
Number of employees
40,641 (2025)
DivisionsBMStores.co.uk
SubsidiariesHeron Foods
Website

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.