The founder and chief executive of B&M Bargains has handed himself a £30million payout after sales soared over Christmas.
Employees will also benefit from shares while 30,000 shop floor workers will get an extra week's wages as a thank you for their efforts over the pandemic.
Chief executive Simon Arora said a new special dividend of 20p-a-share would be handed out to shareholders. The boss and his family are the biggest shareholders in the business, meaning he will pay himself £30million, in addition to a £44million dividend payout revealed two months ago.
B&M will also share some of the profits with staff, and has agreed to pay 30,000 workers an extra week's wages. The payouts come as the retailer saw a surge in sales during the second
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