Bhat-Bhateni Supermarket

Bhat-Bhateni Super Market (BBSM, ) 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 29 locations; thirteen inside the Kathmandu Valley and sixteen elsewhere. It employs more than 22,000 employees[4], 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[5]:

An "*" denotes under construction

Incidents

9 September 2025: Bhat-Bhateni Supermarket had suffered heavy losses during the gen z protest that damaged around two thirds of its outlets and completely burned down a dozen of them.[8] It has also been reported that dead bodies were found in some of its stores.[9][10][11][12] Due to the incident, a lot of its outlets are still under reconstruction and closed for the moment.

Controversies

The store has been accused of tax evasions and blackmarketing multiple times.

• The administration sentenced for imprisonment on Bhat-Bhateni Super Market for selling products at a higher rate in 2020 in Chitwan[13] and Kathmandu.[14][15]
• 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.[16]

See also

• List of shopping malls in Nepal
• Lalitpur City F.C.

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