B&M Retail Reviews
65% would recommend to a friend
(3274 total reviews)
Alex Russo
52% approve of CEO
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Updated Dec 7, 2023
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Top Review Highlights by Sentiment
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- "Great opportunities with career advancement even at younger ages.Fantastic skill building and team work instore." (in 61 reviews)
- "Low pay (only minimum wage even if overtime is done) Slow job progression and low contracted hours" (in 272 reviews)
- "Minimum wage while requiring a lot of responsibility to ensure stock adjustments/reports are accurate for audits and stocktakes" (in 209 reviews)
- "Downside with B&M is the pay it’s national minimum wage would be better if it was slightly higher." (in 108 reviews)
Ratings by Demographics
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- 5.0Nov 3, 2023Sales AssociateFormer Employee
Pros
Nice co workers Flexible hours Good pay
Cons
Rude manager No break room Hard to get days off
- 5.0Jun 15, 2023Licensed Clinical Social WorkerFormer Employee
Pros
Good company for me then
Cons
Long hours and brutal bosses
- 5.0Sep 23, 2022Store AssistantFormer Employee, less than 1 year
Pros
Good staff great communication a lot of extras
Cons
Customers be asking questions for they already know the answer to
- 5.0Jul 3, 2022Customer ServiceCurrent Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
I started with B&M as a till colleagues on a 16 hour contract, I have learnt so much more in my role I have been given opportunities to learn in all areas of the business, they encourage progression they full support you, there are many courses you can go on to help with your progression they even take on to consideration your circumstances if you can’t drive they will find a way for it to happen, I have myself learnt so much and worked my way up
Cons
There are any cons as such retail does sometimes require long hours but then you are rewarded in other way for them longer hours if they are required
- 5.0Apr 11, 2022Anonymous EmployeeFormer Employee
Pros
Extremely, engaging, Good, Rewarding, Fast paced
Cons
They was too much work to be done sometimes
- 5.0Mar 30, 2022Relationship BankerCurrent Employee, more than 1 yearOmaha, NE
Pros
good benefits, opportunities for commission
Cons
customers tend to be demanding
- 5.0Jan 24, 2022Retail AssistantCurrent Employee, more than 1 year
Pros
Great management Fantastic opportunities to progress in job role Lovely staff members 10% discount on top of sale items too
Cons
Hourly rate is slightly low if under 21
- 5.0Dec 20, 2021Anonymous EmployeeCurrent Employee, more than 5 yearsBirmingham, MI
Pros
Great team to work for Progression Building new skills
Cons
Long hours To much competition Stressful Demanding Long busy periods
- 5.0Dec 13, 2021Store ManagerCurrent Employee, more than 10 years
Pros
Fast paced retailer, with scope to bring your own personal style to your store.
Cons
Busy workload at times, but payroll increased when promotional changes are happening.
- 5.0Dec 6, 2021Sales Associate/Cashier/Stock ReplenishmentCurrent Employee, more than 5 years
Pros
Friendly colleagues, Supportive Management, Good hours, staff discount
Cons
None that I can really think of
B&M Retail Reviews FAQs
B&M Retail has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5, based on over 3,447 reviews left anonymously by employees. 65% of employees would recommend working at B&M Retail to a friend and 61% have a positive outlook for the business. This rating has decreased by -10% over the last 12 months.
65% of B&M Retail employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated B&M Retail 3.3 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.6 for career opportunities.
According to reviews on Glassdoor, employees commonly mention the pros of working at B&M Retail to be culture, management, career development and the cons to be benefits, compensation.
