Bobby Arora

Bobby Arora (born January 1972) is a British billionaire businessman, trading director of the retail chain B&M.[1]

Bobby Arora
BornJanuary 1972 (age 51)
NationalityBritish
Occupationbusinessman
Titletrading director, B&M
RelativesSimon Arora (brother)
Robin Arora (brother)

Early life

Bobby was born to an Arora family in January 1972.[2]

Career

In 1995, he went into business with his brother Simon Arora, and founded Orient Sourcing Services, importing homewares from Asia and supplying them to UK retail chains, before buying B&M in 2004, which was then a struggling grocery chain based in Blackpool.[3][4] He has been trading director of B&M since 2005.[1]

Jointly with his brothers Simon and Robin, they have made £2.1-billion since taking over the Blackpool-based grocery chain in 2004. Their earnings soared during the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

Personal life

Simon describes his brother Bobby as a "born trader".[4]

References
  1. Stocks. "Stocks". Bloomberg. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  2. "Bobby ARORA - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Simon and Bobby Arora - B&M". Managementtoday.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  4. James Ferguson (2 July 2010). "Brothers on their way to creating the new Woolies". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
  5. McCoid, Sophie; Neville, Simon (12 November 2020). "Liverpool billionaire B&M brothers to net £44m windfall". Liverpool Echo. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. "'We like to keep it simple': the rapid rise of B&M's Arora brothers". The Guardian. 7 January 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2021.


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