Here is a full list of the B&M locations which will be opening in the next couple of weeks:

• Porthmadog, Wales – January 18
• Chelmsley Wood, Solihull – January 25
• Stourbridge, Dudley – January 25
• Washington, Sunderland – January 26
• Wigston, Leicestershire – January 26
• Loughborough, Leicestershire – January 27
• Allestree, Derbyshire – January 27 (former Wilko store)
• Cathedral Lanes, Coventry – February 2 (former Wilko store)
• Harrow, London – February 10
• Clowne, Chesterfield – February 17 (Former Wilko store)
• Arnold, Nottinghamshire – February 21
• Guildbourne Centre, Worthing – February 21 (Former Wilko store)
• Castle Douglas, Scotland – February 22
• Thamesmead, London- February 22
• Beaumont Lays, Leicester – February 23
• · New Cross Gate, London – February 24
• · Gunness, North Lincolnshire – February 24.

This expansion by B&M comes amid a challenging time for Britain’s high street with Wilko being one of the casualties.

The first store to replace a former Wilko location will be at Park Farm Shopping Centre, Allestree on January 27.

Following this, B&M will take over Wilko’s store front at Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centre in Coventry on February 2.

On February 17, the third location will open in Clowne, Chesterfield with the final site being set to open in Guildbourne Centre, Worthing on February 21.