94 m. 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

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24 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

25 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

25 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

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

The chain has been sold for a 'nominal sum'

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26 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

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3 w. ago Fears for 200 branches of Poundland as whole chain to be sold 'this summer'

Pepco has announced all 818 branches are up for sale and there are fears a quarter of them will close

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3 w. ago 200 branches of Poundland 'face closure' as whole chain to be sold

Pepco says it expects to sell the chain this summer

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3 w. ago Poundland set to be sold ‘for a pound’ as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Gordon Brothers, the former owner of Laura Ashley, is said to be the front runner to take control of Poundland

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3 w. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 amid high street struggles

The discount retailer has 850 stores, with 18 in Greater Manchester, putting thousands of jobs at risk across the UK

Economics

3 w. ago Poundland is set to be sold 'for a pound': 200 stores face the axe with thousands of jobs at risk as frontrunners for takeover are revealed

Industry sources have suggested that Poundland is now unlikely to 'survive without a large number of store closures', in another blow for the UK high street.

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3 w. ago Poundland could be sold for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland is feared to be about to disappear from Britain's high streets as its stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape

Economics

3 w. ago Poundland 'to be sold' for just £1 as hundreds of stores and jobs at risk

Poundland stores could be sold for a nominal fee in the near future owing to an "increasingly difficult" landscape, as its parent company, Pepco reportedly agrees a deal to sell the brand

Economics

3 w. ago Poundland to be sold off for £1 as budget business struggles to stay afloat

Thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores are at risk as bidders finalise takeover proposals for the iconic bargain brand, which has made a name for selling goods at rock-bottom prices

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