B&M pretax profits double in first half

// B&M revenues up 25%
// Retailer will repay £3.7m in furlough support received during first lockdown
// B&M “remains confident” in future prospects after encouraging start to second halfB&M posted a 121 per cent rise in pretax profits for the first half of its year to September 26, from £106 million to £235.6 million.
The discount retailer saw revenues in the first half rise by a quarter, from £1.79 billion to £2.24 billion.
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