Locals will have to wait just a matter of weeks before the new B&M store in Kenilworth opens its doors for the first time.

The discount retailer is already in the process of converting the former Wilko store on Station Road into a new shop, with work starting last week.

And now B&M has revealed on its website the new store is scheduled to open on Thursday 7 March.

Opening times are yet to be confirmed, with the website simply saying the store will stock alcohol, paint and tobacco products.

The lease for the Station Road shop was agreed in December, surveyors Brackenridge Hanson Tate confirmed.

B&M is coming to Kenilworth! (image by James Smith)

"We're pleased to have acted on behalf of the landlord of 697 Station Road, Kenilworth, which was formerly occupied by Wilko on the lease assignment to B&M until January 2031," the firm said in a statement on its website.

"The property comprises a 14,602 sq.ft part single and part two storey purpose built retail unit, formerly a supermarket of which 12,334 sq.ft is ground floor sales. The unit benefits from a secure concrete yard to the rear.

"The unit is highly prominent being situated on Station Road and immediately adjacent to Abbey End Car Park, the towns main car park.

"We're delighted to have secured B&M as a tenant for our client following Wilko's administration."

B&M has since submitted a licence application to the council, asking for permission to sell alcohol on site.

Yet to be approved, the application would see alcohol sold at the empty Kenilworth retail unit from 7am to 11pm Monday to Sunday.

In September 2023, B&M agreed a £13 million deal to purchase 51 Wilko sites, as the latter went into administration.

Already with over 660 stores nationwide, B&M has recently started reopening former Wilko sites under its branding.

Kenilworth Nub News has approached B&M for comment.