B&M Retail Limited, the discount retailer, has announced plans for a one-stop utilities payment scheme in its local stores.

Pay Zone is a payment service introduced by B&M, which allows customers to buy gas, water, electricity or phone units by card while they shop.

The scheme will be available in the Farnworth branch by the end of the year.

B&M Retail Ltd has 20 stores located in the North of England and recently announced plans to increase this number to 30 over the next two years.

has been successfully introduced in the company's Wythenshawe and Blackpool stores, and