Poundland closes UK retailer right now as six extra branches to close inside days
A major high street retailer with hundreds of branches across the UK is set to close one of its stores today (January 18).
Poundland’s store in Dorchester will shut its doors for the final time this afternoon, but it is not the only branch that will be closing for good this week.
The budget chain is expected to shut six more stores within days in England and Scotland.
The closures comes after Poundland had already shut 57 stores by September and another 50 announced to close for good as leases expire or for other reasons.
Stores set to close within days are:
- Dorchester (January 18)
- Plymstock (January 20)
- Bearwood Smethwick (January 23)
- Cameron Toll, Edinburgh (January 20)
- Nottingham Eastpoint (January 22)
- Lymington, Hampshire (January 23)
- Christchurch, Dorset (January 23)
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The closures are not set to stop in January as Poundland has confirmed five stores will be closing in February.
The branches included:
- Chichester (February 8)
- Feltham (February 8)
- Crayford (February 11)
- Chilwell in Nottingham (February 13)
- Urmston (February 16)
Speaking about closures back in December, Poundland’s UK country manager Darren MacDonald said: “We know how disappointing it is when we leave a store, but before we close our doors for a final time, we’re determined to say goodbye by offering even more amazing value to customers.
“The special reductions, on top of the value we provide in every store, will help us leave locations we’re leaving with pride.
“And when we close our doors, we look forward to welcoming customers to one of the hundreds of Poundland stores we’ll continue to operate right across the UK.”
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Poundland was sold for £1 to investment firm Gordon Brothers in June.
It avoided entering administration after a restructuring plan was approved in the High Court in August, days before the company was due to run out of money.
Recovery efforts since have focused on simplifying the business, including by cutting stores but also by overhauling its pricing structure.
It is returning to a simple £1, £2 and £3 grocery pricing across all its UK shops – with around 60% of grocery items priced at £1.
Simple pricing is also being rolled out across general merchandise and clothing ranges.
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