Bhat-Bhateni Supermarket
 Bhat-Bhateni, Koteshowr | |
Native name | भाट-भटेनी सुपर मार्केट |
|---|---|
| Company type | Retail |
| Founded | 11 October 1984 |
| Founder | Min Bahadur Gurung |
| Headquarters | Bhatbhateni Kathmandu, Nepal |
Number of locations | 27 |
Key people | Min Bahadur Gurung (Chairman) Panu D. Poudel (COO) |
| Revenue | NPR 32 billion |
Number of employees | 4,500+ |
| Website | www |
Bhat-Bhateni Super Market (BBSM, Nepali: भाट-भटेनी सुपर मार्केट) is the biggest retail supermarket chain of Nepal. The first store was opened in Bhat-Bhateni, Kathmandu in 1984 by Min 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]
The chain has store in 28 locations; thirteen inside the Kathmandu Valley and fifteen elsewhere. It employs more than 4,500 full-time employees, with daily sales exceeding NRs 5.5 Crore (US$550,000.00). Bhat-Bhateni is also the largest taxpayer in the retail sector in Nepal.[1]
Stores
The chain has stores in the following locations.[4]
| Inside valley | Outside valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | District | Location | District |
| Bhat-Bhateni | Kathmandu | Pokhara | Kaski |
| Maharajganj | 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 in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
Controversies
The store has been accused of tax evasions and blackmarketing 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
External links
References
- ^ a b c Subedi, Bikas. "The start of a chain". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Thapa, Ujwal (28 February 2009). "Interaction with Min Bahadur Gurung from Bhatbhateni Supermarkets, Kathmandu". Entrepreneurs for Nepal (E4N). Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Lessons of Bhatbhateni- Nepali Times". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Bhatbhateni Super Stores". BBSM. Bhat-Bhateni Super Market.
- ^ "Nepalmonitor". Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ "Bhatbhateni Supermarket fined for overcharging customers". Nepal24Hours.com – Integration Through Media ....!. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ RSS. "Bhatbhateni Supermarket fined for surcharging customers". My Republica. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Setopati, Setopati. "SC seeks documents on case of tax evasion by Bhatbhateni". Setopati. Retrieved 12 August 2020.