| Bhat-Bhateni Super Market | |
| Image Alt: | Bhat-Bhateni Super Market |
| Native Name: | भाट-भटेनी सुपर मार्केट |
| Type: | Retail |
| Founder: | Min Bahadur Gurung |
| Key People: | Mr. Min Bahadur Gurung (Chairman), Mr. Panu D. Poudel (COO) |
| Hq Location: | Bhatbhateni Kathmandu, Nepal |
| Num Locations: | 26 |
| Num Employees: | 4500+ |
| Revenue: | Npr 32 Billion+ |
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 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]
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 | 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.
The store has been accused of tax evasions and blackmarkeeting multiple times.