B&M to open eight new stores by end of 2026

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 18:02 · Archive

Discount retailer B&M plans to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026, continuing its expansion.

B&M is continuing its expansion with eight new stores set to open by the end of 2026. The discount retailer currently operates 799 stores across the UK, which it says welcome more than four million customers each week. The retailer has already opened new sites in Carmarthen, Plymstock and Waltham Cross during 2026.

The company's expansion plans come as other UK retailers face challenges. Whitbread closed all 261 of its standalone branded restaurants last month as part of a five-year strategy to save £250 million, resulting in around 3,800 job losses. However, around 110 of these former Whitbread pubs and restaurants are set to reopen under new ownership. Queensway Inns has taken over 53 sites and plans to relaunch them as 'value pubs', whilst Common Table Group, a newly established hospitality firm, has acquired 57 sites including one Premier Inn hotel. The reopened sites are expected to create more than 1,400 jobs.

How it is being reported

• B&M to open new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locationsB&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locationsSomerset County Gazette · 12 Oct, 17:39
• B&M to open new stores before the end of 2026 - see the full list of locationsB&M is scheduled to open eight new UK stores by the end of 2026 - see the full list of locationsBridgwater Mercury · 12 Oct, 17:39

In this story: B&M · Whitbread · Queensway Inns · Common Table Group · Carmarthen · Plymstock · Waltham Cross

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