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Bhat-Bhateni Super Market(BBSM,Nepali:भाट-भटेनी सुपर मार्केट) is the biggestretailsupermarket chainofNepal.The first store was opened in Bhat-Bhateni,Kathmanduin 1984 byMin Bahadur Gurung.[1]It was opened with an investment of NPR 35,000 near Bhat Bhateni Temple at Naxal from where it derives its name.[1][2][3]
Native name | भाट-भटेनी सुपर मार्केट |
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Company type | Retail |
Founded | 11 October 1984 |
Founder | Min Bahadur Gurung |
Headquarters | BhatbhateniKathmandu,Nepal |
Number of locations | 26 |
Key people | Mr. Min Bahadur Gurung(Chairman), Mr. Panu D. Poudel(COO) |
Revenue | Npr 32 Billion+ |
Number of employees | 4500+ |
Website | www |
The chain has store in 24 locations; thirteen inside theKathmandu Valleyand eleven elsewhere. It employs more than 4,500 full-time employees, with daily sales exceedingNRs5.5 Crore (US$550,000.00). Bhat-Bhateni is also the largest taxpayer in the retail sector in Nepal.[1]
Stores
editThe chain has stores in the following locations.[4]
Insidevalley | Outside valley | ||
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Location | District | Location | District |
Bhat-Bhateni | Kathmandu | Pokhara | Kaski |
Maharajgunj | Dharan | Sunsari | |
Tokha | Itahari | ||
Koteshwor | Biratnagar | Morang | |
Chuchepati | Janakpur | Dhanusha | |
Anamnagar | Hetauda | Makwanpur | |
Balaju | Birgunj | Parsa | |
Kalanki | Dhangadhi | Kailali | |
Tripureshwor | Nepalgunj | Banke | |
Krishna Galli | Lalitpur | Bharatpur | Chitwan |
Satdobato | Butwal | Rupandehi | |
Sanagaun | Bhairahawa | ||
Thimi | Bhaktapur | Birtamod | Jhapa |
Damak |
It also owns a warehouse inBaluwatar, Kathmandu.
Controversies
editThe store has been accused of tax evasions and blackmarkeeting multiple times.
- The administration sentenced for imprisonment on Bhat-Bhateni Super Market for selling products at a higher rate in 2020 in Chitwan[5]and Kathmandu.[6][7]
- A tax evasion case was filed against the supermarket by Inland Revenue Department (IRD) for avoiding value-added tax (VAT) worth NPR 90 million by making fake bills.[8]
See also
editExternal links
editReferences
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- ^Thapa, Ujwal (28 February 2009)."Interaction with Min Bahadur Gurung from Bhatbhateni Supermarkets, Kathmandu".Entrepreneurs for Nepal (E4N).Retrieved12 August2020.
- ^"Lessons of Bhatbhateni- Nepali Times".Retrieved12 August2020.
- ^"Bhatbhateni Super Stores".BBSM.Bhat-Bhateni Super Market.
- ^"Nepalmonitor".Retrieved12 August2020.
- ^"Bhatbhateni Supermarket fined for overcharging customers".Nepal24Hours – Integration Through Media....!.28 April 2020.Retrieved12 August2020.
- ^RSS."Bhatbhateni Supermarket fined for surcharging customers".My Republica.Retrieved12 August2020.
- ^Setopati, Setopati."SC seeks documents on case of tax evasion by Bhatbhateni".Setopati.Retrieved12 August2020.