Nationality
British
CEO
Simon Arora
Sector / Main Business Area
B&M is a discount variety store and is a constituent of the FTSE 100
Listed / Private
Listed
Competitors
Include Aldi, Lidl
Fun fact(s)/Brand(s)
B&M was founded in 1978 by Malcom Billington under the name of Billington & Mayman (hence, the B&M). It gets 30% of its stock from China, a hangover from the early days when they developed good relationships with Chinese suppliers
Last reviewed/edited
15th Nov 2020 PW