B&M Delighted To Open A New Discount Store In Chatham, Kent!

At 8am on Friday 6^th May B&M were delighted to annouce the opening of a new discount store in Chatham, Kent!

The new store, located on Horsted Retail Park, was previously a former Homebase site. After taking possesion of the site the B&M team began extensive internal and external refurbishment. Upon completion, the new store now spans over 20,000sqft along with a 9,250sqft mezzanine sales floor.

The opening of the new store also brought a welcome boost to the local economy with the creation of 80 new jobs.

Customers can expect to find a wide variety of branded groceries for the best possible price including a range of food, drink, and pet food. There will also be a fantastic selection of quality health and beauty products, homeware, electricals, DIY essentials, toys, games, gifts, and plenty more to explore.

The store will also boast its own 10,300sqft garden centre, selling hundreds of plant varieties garden essentials.

The store manager from B&M said: “We’re feeling extremely positive about the creation of more jobs for local people, and we hope customers are going to be delighted with their new store.”

The colleagues were asked to nominate a local charity they think truly deserves some VIP treatment for the work they do for the local community. They chose the team from Medway Foodbank to take centre stage and officially unveil the new B&M store.

Medway Foodbank don’t think anyone in the community should have to face going hungry. They provide three day’s nutritionally balanced emergency food and support to local people who are referred in crisis. 6970 children have been fed and 5120 food parcels were given out by Medway Foodbank in 2023.

The store manager also commented: “Medway Foodbank really stood out for us, so we wanted to give them some VIP treatment as a thank you for all the hard work that they have done. We hope that our donation can help them to continue the great work they do.”

For more information please visit our Chatham - Horsted Retail Park store.