Bim (company)
| File:BiM turkey logo.svg | |
| Company type | Anonim Şirket |
|---|---|
| BİST: BIMAS | |
| Industry | Discount store |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Headquarters | Abdurrahman Gazi Mah. Ebubekir Cad. No: 73 Sancaktepe, İstanbul , |
Number of locations | 6560 shop (Turkey)[1] 475 shop (Morocco)[2][3] 295 shop (Egypt)[4] |
Area served | Turkey - Morocco - Egypt |
Key people | Mustafa Latif Topbaş (Chairman) |
| Products | basic food items and consumer goods |
| 20.072 million TL (2016)[5] | |
Number of employees | 37,439 (2016)[6] |
| Website | www.bim.com.tr |
BİM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş is a Turkish retail company, known for offering a limited range of basic food items and consumer goods at competitive prices. Bim were the pioneers of this discount store model in Turkey.
Business and activities
Bim A.Ş. began in 1995 with 21 stores and by the end of 2015[7] had reached 4972 stores in Turkey, making Bim the country's leading food retailer.[8] Bim does not offer franchises, all stores are owned and operated by the company itself.[9] As well as Turkey there are 475 stores in Morocco[7] and 185 in Egypt.[7] In 2016 Bim A.Ş. planned to open 600 new supermarkets in Turkey, 100 in Egypt and 80 in Morocco[10] where the group expected 2 billions dirhams sales during the same year.[10] In 2005 44.12% of its shares were offered to the public.[11]
References
- ^ "Bim A.Ş." www.bim.com.tr.
- ^ "BİM Maroc". www.bim.ma.
- ^ "BİM, Fas ve Mısır'da büyümeye devam edecek". Dünya Gazetesi. June 30, 2015.
- ^ "بيم مصر". www.bim.eg.
- ^ "Report" (PDF). www.bim.com.tr. 2015. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ "Şirket çalışanlarının sayısı" (PDF).
- ^ a b c BİM Records Growth Of 21% For 2015European Supermarket Magazine Retrieved 2016-03-13
- ^ "Bim A.Ş. | About Us". english.bim.com.tr. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ "Bim A.Ş. | Frequently Asked Questions". english.bim.com.tr. Retrieved 2015-10-03.
- ^ a b "BIM compte ouvrir 80 nouveaux magasins au Maroc". Challenge.ma. March 11, 2016.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-10-04. Retrieved 2014-06-29.
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