LONDON (Reuters) - British discount retailer B&M said comparable sales rose 6.4% in its key Christmas quarter, showing that shoppers sought out value options as they grappled with the cost-of-living crisis.
The FTSE 100 group, which sells everything from toys to frozen food and garden furniture from 1,100 stores in Britain and France, also said it intended to pay a special dividend of 20 pence per share in February.
(Reporting by Sarah Young, Editing by Paul Sandle)
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