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Comment & OpinionToday’s variety discount shopper wants more than low prices
Low prices may have been the original draw but they’re no longer the path to success for variety discounters, says Michela Pearson, insight analyst at IGD
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NewsHeron Foods sheds 250 shopworkers and warehouse staff while opening new stores
The average monthly number of sales and distribution employees at the frozen food chain fell by 256 to 5,391 in the 52 weeks to 29 March 2025, according to accounts at Companies House
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NewsB&M shares sink to all-time low as investors worry about growth propspects
B&M shares plunged to an all-time low this week despite the discounter returning to growth in the UK for the first time in more than a year
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NewsB&M UK back in like-for-like sales growth in Q1
B&M UK like-for-like sales were up 1.3% in the 13 weeks to 28 June, assisted by drier weather and Easter timing, according to the retailer
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NewsB&M-owned Heron Foods appoints new finance director
Dale Fawcett replaces Stuart Bush, who has left after 26 years with the business
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NewsMedia Bites 18 June: Trump’s tariffs, artificial dyes and Ben & Jerry’s new boss
US retail sales fell by the most in two years in May
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NewsB&M CEO Tjeerd Jegen buys £500k-worth of shares for bargain price
B&M has revealed Jegen purchased almost 200,000 shares in five separate transactions last week
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Comment & OpinionWhat is the outlook for B&M as profits continue to fall?
B&M’s full-year earnings may be in line with its downgraded forecast, but investor patience is wearing thin as analysts wait for the new boss to get stuck in
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NewsB&M’s share price down 16% after recognition of poor performance
The retailer’s difficulties have caused its share price to halve since the end of 2023
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NewsB&M admits it must do better as profits slump
Former CEO Alex Russo stepped down in February after the company issued a profit warning
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NewsB&M appoints industry veteran Tjeerd Jegen as CEO
Tjeerd Jegen has worked in leadership roles at Ahold Delhaize, Metro, Tesco, Woolworths, HEMA and Takko Fashion over 25 years
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Comment & OpinionB&M can’t keep relying on new stores for sales growth
That challenge is not looking any easier after today’s update highlighted fmcg as the area of weakness
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NewsCity snapshot: B&M looks to shore up sales after another weak quarter
B&M is planning to open 45 new stores this year despite weaker sales across its stores
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NewsB&M taking steps to improve performance as weaker same-store trading continues in Q4
Growth in general merchandise was offset by weaker trading in fmcg
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NewsFormer Morrisons boss David Potts is ‘leading candidate’ to be new B&M CEO
David Potts is said to have been in talks with B&M for weeks
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Comment & OpinionThe wheels have fallen off B&M’s retail wagon – can it get back on track?
City patience is running out with B&M after it issued its second profits warning so far this year on Monday, at the same time CEO Alex Russo ‘fell on his sword’
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NewsB&M boss Alex Russo to step down as chain issues another profits warning
B&M boss Alex Russo is to step down from his position at the discounter as it downgraded its profits guidance for the second time this year
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NewsCity snapshot: Just Eat set to be acquired and B&M boss Alex Russo to step down
Just Eat Takeaway has agreed to a €4.1bn offer from Dutch investment group Prosus. Plus, B&M CEO Alex Russo to step down as the discounter issues another profits warning
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NewsBoozy ‘milkshake liqueur’ duo lands in B&M stores
Cream liqueurs were ‘shrugging off their traditional festive associations’ said Continental Wine & Food
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Comment & OpinionLidl has come out punching in 2025. What is making it so confident?
Lidl has come out swinging in 2025, with a price comparison campaign targeting an array of rivals