B&M

B & M Retail Limited
B&M
Formerly
  • Faelex Limited (March–December 1978)
  • B. & M. Bargains (W & R) Limited (1978–1997)
Company typePublic
LSE: BME
FTSE 250 component
IndustryRetail
Founded14 March 1978 (1978-03-14)
FounderMalcolm Billington
Brian Mayman
HeadquartersSpeke, Liverpool, England, UK
Number of locations
865 (2025)
Area served
United Kingdom
France
Key people
Peter Bamford (chairman)
Tjeerd Jegen (CEO) (from 16 June 2025)
ProductsGrocery, variety
Revenue£5,484 million (2024)
£607 million (2024)
£367 million (2024)
OwnerB&M European Value Retail S.A.
Number of employees
41,115 (2024)
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 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 France.

The company operates 741 stores in the UK and 124 in France.