Bim (company)

BİM Birleşik Mağazalar A.Ş. (BİM for short) is a Turkish retail company, known for offering a limited range of basic food items and consumer goods at competitive prices. Bim were the pioneers of this discount store model in Turkey.

History Bim A.Ş. was founded in 1995 by a group of investors around Cuneyd Zapsu. Zapsu sold his shares to the investment bank Merrill Lynch in 2000. Today, the main shareholder is Mustafa Latif Topbaş. In 2005 44.12% of its shares were offered to the public.

Operations At the beginning, BİM had only 21 stores, but it expanded thoroughly and by the end of 2015 it counted 4,972BİM Records Growth Of 21% For 2015European Supermarket Magazine Retrieved 2016-03-13 and 2019; 7,438 stores by the third quarter of 2021, the company operated 10,330 stores. It also operates 828 stores in Morocco and 300 in Egypt. BİM does not offer franchises, all stores are owned and operated by the company itself, and they are viewed as a competition to the many independent neighborhood stores. The business model is inspired by the German discounter ALDI.

Private label brands Bim has 152 private label brands.

Bakery

Connex — dough and sponge cake Ekmecik — bread Unlum — phyllo dough Unlüx — bread

Cleaning & Household

Activ-blok — toilet deodorizer AKS — surface cleaner AKS Bril — kitchen and bathroom cleaner Art Matik — laundry detergent Bill Matik — powder laundry detergent Bind Activit — dishwashing tablets Bulut — fabric softener Desto — dishwashing detergent Güldal — bleach and cleaner Mr. Bee — cream cleaner Mr. Green — cleaning cloths Protex — aluminium foil, baking paper, garbage, and storage bags RoomStar — air freshener Santa — picnicware

Dairy, Eggs & Fridge Aknaz — white cheese Bili Bili — eggs Binvezir — cheese Daphne — pudding Dost — yogurt, milk, ayran, and cottage cheese Dost Gurme — fruit yogurt Kaanbey — kashar cheese Kerem — cream and cream cheese Osmanoğlu — desserts Pervin — butter Sole — margarine Üç Köşem — cheese triangles

Drinks Abdullah Efendi — Turkish coffee Agah — boza Assu — water Berk — tea Etkin — lemonade Fer — lemon soda Jucy — fruit juice Karlıtepe — mineral water Le'Cola — cola Le'Porta — orange soda Le'Mandy — mandarin soda LeMonte — single-serve lemonade Performans — energy drink Teatone — iced tea VIP — instant coffee Will — pineapple juice

Freezer Adora — ice cream Bugido — ice cream Bugido MaSante — ice cream Dudi — ice cream Fair — ice cream Fair Gold — premium ice cream Ice Loly — ice pops Lezzethane — frozen products Mutfağım — frozen products

Health & Beauty A Plus — hair care A Plus Elegance — hair dye Agu Baby — baby shampoo Apaks — cotton pads and cotton swabs Blume — tissue paper Capitol — hair care Dushy — shower gel Epi — hair removal Family — baby wipes Işıl — soap Ivory — pocket wet wipes Jenny & Willy — baby diaper Karayel — Kolonya Lâl — feminine hygiene Let's — condoms Man S — male grooming Mercy — perfume Performans — sports nutrition Powerdent — oral hygiene Powerdent Shine — toothpaste Queen — paper towel Queen 3— toilet paper Scarlett — feminine hygiene Shela — deodorant Shine — toothbrush Silver Rose — cosmetics

Meat, Seafood & Deli

BGrill — poultry burgers and döner kebab Derya — seafood Emin — beef and lamb M.Z. Ege — çiğ köfte Tazem — poultry Tombik — deli meats

Pantry

Balkaşık — honey Bol Bol — sauces Cardella — pasta Cupido — cornflakes Çiğdem — corn oil Daphne — pudding mix Derya — tinned seafood Destan — spices Efor — vinegar Efsane — rice, flour Felice — pistachio paste Fıçı — pickles Hürrem — soup mix and stock İlkgün — jam İnci — olives Kelly's — corn flakes Kelly's Fitness Club — muesli and granola Mutfağım — canola oil Pasta Veneta — premium pasta Peripella — hazelnut spread Saban — bulgur and legumes Sayley — hazelnut spread Serel — tahini, molasses, halva Sırım — olive oil Sole — sunflower oil Şafak — granulated sugar and sugar cubes Yazgan — semolina Yurdum — tomato paste, tomato sauce, mixed vegetables, corn, and ready meals

Snacks & Confectionery Bruno — cream sandwich biscuits Buono — chocolate BuonoDolce — hazelnut chocolate Carlotti — ladyfinger biscuits Casey — cake Centro — wafer GofGof — chocolate covered wafer Hazine — chocolate Hyper Bon — chewing gum Jelly Party — gummy candy Krınkıl — pretzel sticks Party — corn chips Patito — potato chips Simbat — nuts Sniti — cacao cream sandwich biscuits Star Krak — corn snacks and popcorn Startop — sugar-coated candies Süsse — biscuits Tindy Candy — hard candy Top Stars — chocolate coated fruit and nuts Topi Gum — bubble gum lollipop Topi Tanem — chocolate confections Vow — caramel chocolate Wall Star — coconut filled chocolate Yaşam — tea biscuits

Miscellaneous

Abdullah Efendi Keyif — Turkish coffee machines Casilda Home — home decor Chef's — cookware and kitchenware Chef's Plus — premium cookware and kitchenware Chef's Pro — professional-grade cookware and kitchenware Comfort Family — underwear Dijitsu — consumer electronics Keysmart — home appliances Mr. Bady — toys Power B — batteries Power Key — light bulbs Studi — stationery

See also

Şok A101

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