B&M Confirms Plan to Open in The Oaks Shopping Centre
Discount retailer announces countdown to launch in October
The store opening is confirmed on the shop frontage
September 16, 2026
Speculation that discount retailer B&M will be opening in Acton has proven well-founded. The company has added a window display to the vacant former Poundland unit in the Oaks Shopping Centre announcing its intention to launch there.
The planned opening date will be Saturday 24 th October with the new shop next door to the recently added TK Maxx. This has been officially confirmed by the company in response to our enquiry.
The store will occupy an 8,626 sq ft ground floor sales area.
B&M had been linked with a move to The Oaks when Wilko went into liquidation in 2023. The chain did take up the leases of its competitor but not the one in Acton.
The first inkling that the company would be coming to the area was a job ad for a store manager which was brought to our attention by an eagle-eyed reader.
B&M is one of the UK’s fastest-growing discount retailers and this latest continues the rapid expansion seen in its last financial year when it added 41 new outlets. It has long-term ambitions to reach up to 1,200 sites nationwide.
Founded in 1978 and headquartered in Speke, Liverpool, it currently operates around 800 stores in the UK and 147 in France, alongside additional sites under the Heron Foods brand. The company employs more than 32,000 people in the UK and over 5,000 at Heron Foods, and is listed on the London Stock Exchange as part of the FTSE 250.
The retailer’s model is similar to Poundland’s focusing on selling branded FMCG goods — groceries, soft drinks, confectionery, alcohol, toiletries and cleaning products — alongside general merchandise such as homewares, electricals, gardening supplies, toys, DIY and seasonal ranges. Stores are designed around “best-selling lines” rather than full ranges, with around 20% of floor space changing seasonally. Much of its general merchandise is bought directly from factories in the Far East, allowing the chain to offer disruptive pricing and maintain its “treasure-hunt” browsing experience.
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