Archive of all Poundland articles – Page 11
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Poundland returns to like-for-like growth
Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste said Poundland was “ahead of the value creation plan”
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Fledgling discount grocery chain GHM subsumed into Poundland
“There will be opportunities for suppliers in the coming months as we integrate the businesses”
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Ultimate Products appoints former Poundland boss Jim McCarthy as chairman
Former Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy has been appointed by Ultimate Products as chairman to help lead the consumer products group through a £100m IPO.
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Andy Bond back in grocery in new Poundland gig
Bond took on the newly created role after it emerged Poundland CEO Kevin O’Byrne was jumping ship to Sainsbury’s
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Sainsbury's appoints Poundland CEO Kevin O'Byrne as CFO
Former Asda CEO Andy Bond will step in as executive director to lead Poundland’s day-to-day operations
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Barry Williams joins the Poundland family
Williams lives close to Poundland’s HQ in the Midlands
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Poundland recalls Fright Nite Halloween wigs
Products “have been found to fall below our standards”, says discount retailer
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Poundland shareholders approve £610m Steinhoff takeover
Poundland shareholders have overwhelmingly backed the £610m takeover bid from South Africa’s Steinhoff Group despite fears activist investor Elliott Capital could derail the deal
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Activist investor forces Steinhoff to increase Poundland offer
Steinhoff has upped its offer for Poundland by 5p to 225p a share following pressure from activist investors.
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Will Steinhoff really take the pound out of Poundland?
Scrapping the £1 price point would lose Poundland its USP - so why might Steinhoff be tempted?
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Steinhoff's Poundland deal could mean "more rapid" move to multi-price
Poundland’s near-£600m sale to South Africa’s Steinhoff Group could hasten its shift to becoming a multi-price format retailer, industry analysts predict.
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Poundland agrees £597m sale to Steinhoff
The board of Poundland has agreed to a 222p per share sale to South African retail group
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Steinhoff eyes Poundland bid
South African retail group Steinhoff has announced this morning it is considering making an offer for under-pressure UK discount retailer Poundland.
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Poundland donates £800,000 carrier bag charge cash to charity
Retailer has raised more than £2m for Macmillan since 2009
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Poundland to share sales data with suppliers
Poundland has opened up its sales data to suppliers as part of a partnership with market intelligence company IRI
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Poundland UK and Ireland stores go contactless
More than a quarter of all card payments made in its stores are now contactless
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Poundland shares drop in wake of Jim McCarthy announcement
Everything looked so rosy a year ago when Poundland announced it was set to swoop for high street rival 99p Stores
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Media Bites 3 March: Poundland, Argos/Steinhoff, deflation
Poundland boss Jim McCarthy “ready to hand over bargain bucket”, write today’s papers.
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99p Stores losses balloon in run up to Poundland sale
Losses at 99p Stores grew to £11m and sales went into reverse in the run up to Poundland acquiring the business last year,.
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Charlie Dimmock teams up with Poundland for gardening range
TV presenter says new range will inspire people to take up gardening