Английская Википедия:Bhat-Bhateni Supermarket
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Bhat-Bhateni Super Market (BBSM, Шаблон:Lang-ne) 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 24 locations; thirteen inside the Kathmandu Valley 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.[1]
Stores
The chain has stores in the following locations.[4]
| Inside valley | Outside valley | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
It also owns a warehouse in Baluwatar, Kathmandu.
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[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]
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