Poundland to open 50 new stores by September

Bargainer Poundland is set to open 50 new stores across the country by the end of September, out of which five are opening in next few weeks.

The move will see up to 800 new jobs created, and stores will open in places including Glasgow, Birmingham and London. Branches will open across high streets, shopping centres and retail parks, Poundland said.

Locations for these new stores includes plans for Britain’s largest Poundland store to be opened in London on Glasgow’s Crown Street. It is set to open in March. This 18,380 square foot store, will join recently-opened supersized stores in Nottingham, Teesside, Denton and Peterborough.

Poundland managing director Barry Williams said, “We know how customers appreciate the effort we’ve made in the last few years to transform our offer, offering them more of what they want to buy, week-in, week-out.

“That transformation means we have to step up our search for the best locations to bring the best of Poundland to customers across the UK and that’s precisely what we’ll do in 2023.

“We will continue to work hard to find the right locations that suit the range of Poundland formats we now offer – from small neighbourhood convenience stores to our large destination stores.”