
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.
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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.
==History== The business was founded by Malcolm Billington and Brian Mayman: the first store opened in Cleveleys, England, in 1978. It was originally named Billington & Mayman, based on the founders' names, but was soon shortened to "B&M". The company was the subject of a management buyout, financed by Phildrew Investments, in October 1996.
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