{"id":68404,"date":"2023-10-20T10:41:55","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:41:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/?p=68404"},"modified":"2023-10-20T10:41:55","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T10:41:55","slug":"bm-is-closing-another-store-this-weekend-but-teases-bigger-and-better-after-poundland-shuts-doors-too-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotcelebon.com\/lifestyle\/bm-is-closing-another-store-this-weekend-but-teases-bigger-and-better-after-poundland-shuts-doors-too-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"B&M is closing another store this weekend – but teases 'bigger and better' after Poundland shuts doors too | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
B&M is closing another store this weekend but assures shoppers that "bigger and better" is coming.<\/p>\n
The popular discounter is closing its Team Valley, Gateshead store on Sunday, October 22.<\/p>\n
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It comes after the bargain retailer closed the doors on seven of its stores earlier in the year.<\/p>\n
However, the B&M Gateshead store is not closing for good and will reopen on Saturday, October 28.<\/p>\n
A statement on its website says: "Your B&M Gateshead store is closing temporarily for refurbishment works.<\/p>\n
"We apologise for any inconvenience caused while we bring you a bigger and better B&M store."<\/p>\n
According to local news reports the retailer is expanding into the former Poundland store next door.<\/p>\n This will give the new shop a ground floor sales area of 26,705sqft and it will also have a 5,593sqft garden centre.<\/p>\n Shoppers are excited at the prospect of having a bigger store, one commented on Facebook: "It's going to be huge!"<\/p>\n While another added: "Ohhhhh this will be amazing."<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n A third said: "Can't wait to visit."<\/p>\n The Poundland Team Valley Gateshead store closed on May, 25 following a string of other store closures for the retailer.<\/p>\n The rival discount chain has closed several locations this year including Norfolk, North Lanarkshire, Dewsbury and Ipswich.<\/p>\n But it is not all bad news for shoppers, Poundland told The Sun that it has opened or relocated 33 new stores so far this year.<\/p>\n It added that it plans to end the year with more stores than it started with and shoppers will have more space to browse.<\/p>\n B&M is also relocating some stores to bigger premises as well as opening up in new locations.<\/p>\n It has already completed a lot of its plans to relocate and refurbish, we have the full list below: <\/p>\n B&M has more than 700 stores across the UK and just last month it announced that it would take over 51 of the former Wilko stores in a deal worth \u00a313milllion.<\/p>\n Wilko fell into administration in August after failing to find a buyer for the whole business.<\/p>\n Since then it has closed down all of its stores and is no longer a familiar face on the high street.<\/p>\n Fellow discounter Poundland also bought 71 Wilko locations and has already started to reopen them as Poundland stores.<\/p>\n Poundland shops have opened up in old Wilko locations including Derbyshire, Bolton, Bicester, and Sheffield.<\/p>\n B&M and Poundland are not the only retailers shaking things up on the high street.<\/p>\n TK Maxx is also reportedly looking for\u00a0new locations as part of expansion plans.<\/p>\n And Poundstretcher recently revealed plans to bring\u00a050 new shops to the high street before the end of the year.<\/p>\n<\/picture>HEAT ME UP <\/span><\/p>\n
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