All Poundland articles – Page 19
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News
Topps Tiles hires Darren Shapland as chairman retires from the board
Topps Tiles has hired Poundland and Maplin boss Darren Shapland as chairman to replace Michael Jack who is retiring in March.
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FMCG price inflation in Europe hits lowest level for four years
Price inflation for fast moving consumer goods such as toiletries and soft drinks in Europe has hit its lowest level for four years, according to Nielsen.
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Cartoon
Blower’s retail cartoon: Poundland purchases 99p Stores
Retail Week’s cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Poundland’s tie-up with with fellow single-price retailer 99p Stores.
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Retail Week Live: Bringing retail’s biggest names and innovations together
Retail Week Live will feature the biggest names in retail and a start-up campus showcasing the latest thinking in retail technology.
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Poundland shareholder Warburg Pincus sells 10% stake in the retailer
Poundland’s biggest shareholder Warburg Pincus is selling a 10% stake in the retailer days after it announced it was buying rival 99p Stores.
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Opinion
Comment: Investors hope to count the pennies as Poundland buys 99p Stores
Poundland’s proposed takeover of 99p Stores for the equivalent of over 55 million customer transactions pleased the market, sending its share price up 15%.
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News
Analysis: How will Poundland's acquisition of 99p Stores impact the discount sector?
Poundland’s acquisition of 99p Stores will sadly, not create a new chain of 99.5p Stores, as some wits speculated on Twitter this morning.
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Poundland to acquire 99p Stores for £55m
Value retailer Poundland has agreed a conditional sale agreement to purchase competitor 99p Stores for £55m, the business revealed today.
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Analysis
Retail Week Live: Dixons Carphone boss to review the changing retail scene
Change will be the central theme of the opening speech by Carphone Warehouse boss Sebastian James at this year’s Retail Week Live event.
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Poundland posts 10% Christmas sales rise despite 'tough conditions'
Poundland’s total revenue excluding Spain jumped 10.2% in the Christmas quarter, on a constant currency basis.
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Analysis
Analysis: What will be the key themes in retail in 2015?
The forecast for 2015 is bright, with real wage growth and low interest rates – how will these developments impact retail?
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News
Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Argo, Co-op and Poundland
Retail news round-up on December 5, 2014: Argos customers braced for delivery delays after Black Friday, The Co-op commits £1.5bn to sourcing UK produce, Poundland to launch more Dealz stores in Ireland
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Analysis
Analysis: Kevin Threlfall on the birth of a c-store empire
T&S Stores founder Kevin Threlfall’s new book shows the rise of the convenience chain. In this extract he relives the group’s sale to Tesco.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Poundland is taking advantage of retail's structural change
Structural changes in retail continue to play into Poundland’s hands as “savvy shoppers” seek value products, boss Jim McCarthy has said.
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News
Poundland profits up over 30% as it continues expansion
Poundland has reported underlying pre-tax profits up 34.2% to £12.6m in its interim results as it ploughs ahead with its expansion plans.
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Opinion
Comment: B&M’s results show the discounter must grow into its valuation
B&M’s interim results show that the retailer is a strong growth business, so why has its post-IPO share price been underwhelming?
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Opinion
Comment: B&M’s maiden results will show its ‘treasure hunt’ appeal
B&M Bargains, the value variety store group that pitches itself as a treasure hunt experience for shoppers, posts maiden interims next week.
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Analysis
Analysis: Spain re-emerging as major retail destination
The Spanish retail scene is bouncing back from the economic downturn and, as Christmas approaches, is firmly established as a retail destination.
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News
Redundancies loom as Wilko puts head office staff into consultation
Value retailer Wilko has put 170 head office staff – a quarter of the total at its Worksop base – into a consultation likely to lead to job cuts.
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Analysis
Analysis: How Shoe Zone put its best foot forward in value retail
Value shoe retailer Shoe Zone’s tightly run, no-frills business model has attracted investors and price-savvy shoppers alike.