Company Earnings UpdateB&M (LSE: BME) 1Q20 Trading Update: Store Expansion and Strong Comps Drive Sales Coresight Research July 25, 2019 Executive Summary B&M reported 1Q20 group sales of £967.7 million up 21.4% year over year as reported and on a constant-currency basis, and ahead of the consensus estimate of £934.5 million recorded by StreetAccount. The company grew its UK B&M banner revenues 13.8% year over year to £738.9 million. UK B&M comparable sales growth was 3.9%, beating the consensus estimate of 3.5%. B&M plans to open 50 new B&M UK banner stores and close five stores in fiscal 2020. It also expects to open between 15 and 20 Heron Foods stores, net, in the fiscal year. Please Login to read the full report. Not a member? To access this content for free, register for a free account. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Shoptalk Fall 2025 Day Two: Scaling Pilots, Pivoting with Intelligence and Building Next-Gen Customer ExperiencesAnalyst Corner: The Labubu Craze—Revealing How Gens Z and Alpha Are Redefining Retail, with Charlie PoonFinancial Sentiment Turns Negative; Tariff Pessimism Deepens; Inflationary Trade-Down Persists: US Consumer Survey InsightsWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 16: 7-Eleven To Close 300+ Stores; Plus Updates on Drugstore Closures
