B & M is a large company in the UK, with over 400 stores across the country, to the point where they have made it on the FTSE 250 Index. This particular store is located in Oldham, next to the Tesco on Huddersfield Road, and very close to many fast food chains such as Mcdonald's, Domino's and Subway.
The store in particular is quite large, with reasonably narrow isles, which could be hard to squeeze in with prams / wheelchairs, which just ensures they can fit as many items in as possible, although it doesn't seem as much as a jumble sale as Sports Direct, which is something you would expect from a large, discount retailer like this.
As this store is part of the "home store" brand of B and M, they don't seem to stock some items stocked in the " bargains" store such as a wider range of drinks including Lipton Iced Tea, which is stocked in the branch at the Stretford mall.
The decor of this store is simply very basic, and not the nicest, most modern place, but still for a more discount store, it is unexpected for them to focus on discount, rather than cramming lots of cheaper items into a space.
The staff didn't seem too great or sociable, and didn't seem too willing in starting a conversation, being as quiet as watching a Wigan Athletic game until she mentioned a price, that was all. The price for what I bought was reasonable, but I didn't go round closely monitoring the prices, so it would be unfair for me to comment fully on that.
They do stock a good range of pet food, and a satisfactory range of most other things, but range on certain items can be a little basic, although it is more "home store" dominated, which I don't feel suits the company at all, rather than the "bargains" brand which has better items. read more