9 h. ago Full list of Poundland stores in Wales as retail giant sold for £1

Up to 100 discount stores are set to close

Economics

10 h. ago Full list of Poundland stores under threat after discount chain sold for less than a quid

With over 800 Poundland shops around the United Kingdom and the discount chain being sold for less than a quid, there could be about to be whole lot less outlets

Events

13 h. ago Poundland stores mapped 'as 100 could close' after budget chain sold for £1

There are over 800 Poundland shops around the UK, but that number could be slashed under the terms of a new deal proposed by its new owners

Economics

18 h. ago Full list of Poundland stores already confirmed to close as company sold for £1

Poundland has already closed more than a dozen stores over the past few months and there are several more branches that are scheduled to close this summer

Economics

37 h. ago Business news live: Boeing shares sink after India crash and Poundland sold for £1

Stock market reaction and business news for Thursday

Economics

41 h. ago Business news live: FTSE 100 flat and Poundland faces restructure after being sold

Market reaction and business news for Thursday

Politics

41 h. ago Poundland sold for £1 and set to shut shops in restructuring

Laura Ashley owner Gordon Brothers has struck a deal to buy Poundland from European retail group Pepco.

Economics

42 h. ago Poundland is sold for 'nominal' sum as workers brace for job losses with up to 200 branches at risk of closing

High Street discount chain Poundland has been sold for a 'nominal' sum following growing financial difficulties, as workers brace for job losses amid reports up to 200 stores could be at risk of closing.

Economics

42 h. ago Poundland sold for 'nominal fee' as restructuring looms in major new deal

Last month, Poundland's owner, Pepco Group, said it was considering a possible sale of the UK budget retailer after warning of “more difficult” trading conditions

Economics

42 h. ago Poundland sold and new owner could close 150 to 200 branches

The chain has been sold for a 'nominal sum'

Politics

43 h. ago Poundland to be sold 'within hours' as thousands of job at risk from new owners

Aa rescue deal fpr discount retailer Poundland is set to be confirmed, potentially today, with the future of hundreds of stores and thousands of staff members under threat

Events

59 h. ago Historic Scots bus manufacturer announces plans to close factories with 400 jobs at risk

Alexander Dennis plans to shutter its factories in Camelon and Larbert with production centralised in England.

Events

3 d. ago Store closures lead to massive 274% spike in retail layoffs in first half of 2025

Macy’s, Joann and CVS are among the major retailers announcing widespread store closures and job losses as the U.S. economy struggles

Politics

3 d. ago Poundland stores closing: dramatic discount chain overhaul could see 200 stores close and jobs at risk

The chain faces a major shake-up as tough trading forces radical cuts and a potential change of ownership 🛒

Events

4 d. ago River Island: UK fashion chain plans restructure with 230 stores and jobs at risk, which locations could close

A major high street shake-up looms as one of the UK’s biggest fashion names fights for survival 💥

Society

4 d. ago ‘Too many people lost work’: doubts in South Africa’s coal belt over ‘just energy transition’

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago ‘We are just sitting here’: South African coal belt town split over green transition

The country wants to cut greenhouse gas emissions without destroying livelihoods, but progress is slow – and the residents of a small town are in the crosshairsCooling towers and smokestacks still loom over the single-storey houses of Komati, but the winter sky is clear: smoke hasn’t billowed from the vast concrete chimneys of the South African town’s power station since it stopped burning coal in 2022, 61 years after its inauguration.While the state power company Eskom didn’t fire any permanent employees, the end of coal generation and earlier job losses in nearby mines have fuelled doubts in the small town and wider coal belt that there are any benefits to South Africa’s “just energy transition” to renewable power. Continue reading...

Politics

4 d. ago Cardiff University issues update on job losses and warns more cuts are needed

Vice Chancellor Professor Wendy Larner said hoped for £28m savings aren't sufficient and there will need to be cuts to professional services and estates

Events

1 week ago Poundland set to close store as '200 more at risk of shutting their doors'

A spokesperson for the budget retailer confirmed the 'sad' closure later this summer stating that they were 'unable to agree the terms' needed to keep the shop open

Events

1 week ago Scientists discover popular diet slashes dementia risk by a quarter

Scientists from Hawaii who analysed the dietary patterns of over 90,000 people over a decade found those who followed the diet the closet had a far lower risk of memory robbing dementia.

Events