Bhat-Bhateni Super Market (BBSM, ne, भाट-भटेनी सुपर मार्केट) is the biggest
retail
Retail is the sale of goods and services to consumers, in contrast to wholesaling, which is sale to business or institutional customers. A retailer purchases goods in large quantities from manufacturers, directly or through a wholesaler, and t ...
supermarket chain
A supermarket is a self-service shop offering a wide variety of food, beverages and household products, organized into sections. This kind of store is larger and has a wider selection than earlier grocery stores, but is smaller and more limit ...
of
Nepal
Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne,
सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mai ...
. The first store was opened in Bhat-Bhateni,
Kathmandu
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in 1984 by Min Bahadur Gurung.
It was opened with an investment of NPR 35,000 near Bhat Bhateni Temple at Naxal from where it derives its name.
The chain has store in 24 locations; thirteen inside the
Kathmandu Valley
The Kathmandu Valley ( ne, काठमाडौं उपत्यका; also known as the Nepal Valley or Nepa Valley ( ne, नेपाः उपत्यका, Nepal Bhasa: 𑐣𑐾𑐥𑐵𑑅 𑐐𑐵𑑅, नेपाः गाः)), ...
and eleven 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.
Stores
The chain has stores in the following locations.
It also owns a warehouse in
Baluwatar, Kathmandu
Baluwatar ( ne, बालुवाटार) (also Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward 04) is a residential area of Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal on the banks of Bagmati River. It is just 15 minutes away from what is known as the downtown of K ...
.
Controversies
The 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 and Kathmandu.
* 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.
See also
*
List of shopping malls in Nepal
External links
Official Website*
References
Companies based in Kathmandu
Retailing in Nepal
1984 establishments in Nepal
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