Poundland news and analysis – Page 18
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NewsPoundland sets sights on Europe with Irish debut for Dealz
Poundland is expanding into Europe. It will open its first store outside the UK in October, in the Republic of Ireland, under the name Dealz.
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NewsPoundland shows CD and DVD have a high street future...at £1
HMV is on its knees. Zavvi, Woolworths and Borders are long gone. But as high street CD and DVD sales nosedive, Poundland shoppers are turning to the single-price discounter to snap up old favourites at a fraction of their rrp.
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Diet crisps fly off shelves at Poundland
Poundland has shifted £1.5m worth of WeightWatchers-branded crisps in less than two months. The round-pound discounter relaunched an exclusive range of the brand earlier this year and ran a golden ticket promotion on multipacks of the...
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NewsPoundland and P&G link up to work health and beauty market
Poundland is hoping to snatch a bigger slice of the health and beauty market after sealing a deal to source directly from Procter & Gamble. “We are direct with P&G now,” said Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy, speaking exclusively to…
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Shoppers hungry to do a bigger grocery shop at Wilkinson
Shoppers would welcome an increased grocery offer at high street variety discounter Wilkinson, new research has revealed.Him!'s Variety Discounter Tracking Programme, which quizzed 1,000 Wilkinson and Poundland shoppers at 70 stores,...
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Profiles
The Human Angle: Jim McCarthy, CEO, Poundland
It's a great place to work. We focus firmly on the customer and part of our corporate goal is to be fun and friendly with something for everyone.
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Warburtons loaf on trial at Poundland
Poundland is trialling a mid-size Warburtons Toastie loaf that has been exclusively developed for it by the manufacturer.
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Comment & OpinionEditor's Comment: VAT rise will hurt round-pound deals and single-price retailers
I often wonder at the micro-price management we see in this industry. It’s not just the cavalcade of constantly changing promotions: if you study, week in week out, the prices in our weekly Grocer 33 survey, you regularly see price changes of…
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NewsCirencester store is number 300 for Poundland
Poundland has hit another major landmark in its development after the single-price retailer opened its 300th store.
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In for a pound: an interview with Jim McCarthy
They’re cheap, but Poundland CEO Jim McCarthy’s new stores are cheerfully paying dividends. Peter Cripps reports
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Poundland set to launch loaves - if wheat prices will fit £1 game
Poundland plans to add branded loaves to its growing number of grocery products but is waiting to see how wheat market turmoil will affect prices.
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NewsPoundland sold to new private equity owners
Poundland owner Advent International has sold the discount retailer to fellow private equity group Warburg Pincus for an estimated £200m.
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NewsPoundland becomes Euroland in Northern Ireland currency move
Poundland stores in Northern Ireland are to accept euros as the single-price retailer bids to cash in on the flow of shoppers north from the Republic of Ireland.
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Fifty bagged sweets join Poundland mix
Poundland has launched a new range of own-label bagged confectionery under the brand Sweet Heaven!The 50-line range which includes dolly mixture, marshmallows and mint humbugs has already been trialled in selected stores and is...
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Poundland heads into Northern Ireland with first store in Belfast
Poundland is to open its first store in Northern Ireland next month, with five more to follow by Christmas.The first site, in Belfast, is expected to be open by 8 October, said CEO Jim McCarthy."We are very excited about...
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Recession the catalyst for Poundland growth
Poundland is set to treble the number of stores it owns over the next few years and could eventually have as many as 650 outlets in the UK.The single-price retailer currently has 218 stores and plans to open at least 40 more this financial...
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Poundland's £1 sandwich offer set to be rolled out to 150 stores
Poundland is aiming to grab a bigger share of the growing food-to-go market as it prepares to roll out a range of £1 sandwiches to 150 of its stores. A range of eight sandwiches, trialled at three stores for about a year, is currently being extended...
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Somerfield's Monk leaves for Poundland
Andy Monk has become the first Somerfield director to leave the chain ahead of an expected management shake-up when it officially becomes part of The Co-operative Group next week.Monk, who was director of distribution operations, has...
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NewsPoundland takes on mults with staples
Poundland has undercut the multiples with a deal to sell 1.5kg of Whitworths granulated sugar for £1. The average price of a kilo of own-label sugar in the multiples is currently 93p, according to Grocer 33 data for 17...