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Ruby Flanagan

B&M to close three stores within days - see if your local branch is shutting for good

B&M Bargains is set to close a handful of branches over the next week.

However, shoppers should not be too disappointed as most closures are due to the chain relocating to larger sites nearby.

Two B&M sites shut their doors for good this Sunday.

These are the B&M sites on Boucher Road, Belfast and B&M's Kilmarnock store in Queens Drive Retail Park in Scotland.

Customers in Belfast won't be without a B&M store as the new "bigger and better" site will be opening on Friday 24 which the chain says will offer a wider range of branded products.

Scottish B&M fans have already seen a new store, complete with a garden centre too, open in Glencairn Retail Park last month

The people of Bristol will also see their B&M store at the Broadwalk Shopping Centre close this month.

This site will shut its doors for good on Wednesday, March 29.

The reason behind the closure is because the shopping centre where it is based has plans to be redeveloped.

The plans would see the current 1970s shopping mall structure demolished and replaced with around 800 flats based in several tower blocks, a cinema, small supermarket, a restaurant, a library and dentist surgery.

The bargain retailer currently has around 700 stores in the UK and they are doing well at the moment, as it plans to grow its portfolio to 950 stores.

B&M also confirmed to the Sun that there would be a "number of openings" over the next few months but did not provide any more details at this time.

A new B&M site in Barnsley which also included a new garden centre opened on March 4 and a store is expected to open in Scunthorpe soon too.

On the Barnsley store opening, a spokesperson 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. We are all really excited to get the doors open and welcome our new customers through the door.”

List of upcoming B&M closures

  • B&M in Boucher Road, Belfast - due to close March 26
  • B&M's Kilmarnock store in Queens Drive Retail Park - due to close march 26
  • B&M shop in Broadwalk Shopping Centre - due to close March 29

Mirror Money has contacted B&M Bargains for comment.

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