All Poundland articles – Page 24
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Asda launches price-cutting campaign to rival discounters
Asda has started its biggest-ever discounting campaign with a pledge to cut £50m from the cost of essential food items in the first three months of the year as it aims to make rivals including pound shops and Aldi “look expensive”.
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Analysis
In quotes: Retail leaders on Christmas trading
Retailers are expecting Christmas sales to go to the wire with just a few days trading to go. Retail Week speaks to retail leaders on festive spending.
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Retailers pray for Christmas miracle over final four days
Retailers face a nail-biting Christmas as festive trading goes right to the wire. They hope for a last-minute surge of shoppers, kicked off by payday tomorrow (Friday December 20).
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Opinion
Comment: McColl’s must highlight its USP in competitive market
Convenience store specialist McColl’s has joined retailers including Ao.com, Poundland and Pets at Home with its ambition to float on the stock market.
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Poundland opens 500th store as expansion continues
Value retailer Poundland has opened its 500th store in Birmingham today as its expansion continues.
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Opinion
Comment: Occa aims to emulate Asos
While big retailers that are likely to attract big valuations rush to market, there’s action at the other end of the scale too.
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99p Stores considers property restructure to address loss-making stores
99p Stores aims to restructure parts of its property portfolio after facing difficulties in its Family Bargains business.
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Convenience store giant McColl's eyes float
Convenience store giant McColl’s is the latest retailer to eye a float on the stock market, Retail Week has learned.
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Opinion
Nick Bubb’s verdict: Poundland - will investors in the IPO be quids in?
Five years on from the demise of Woolworths, fund managers will soon have a new discount retailer to invest in.
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Analysis
Woolworths collapse 5th Anniversary: Former Woolworths stores in pictures and what they are now
The news that Woolworths was collapsing broke five years ago today. Retail Week takes a look at its old stores and how the high street has changed.
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Poundland steps up plans to float next year
Poundland’s plans to float on the stock market have gathered pace as the value retailer targets an IPO in early 2014.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Poundland, Edinburgh Woollen Mill and Arnotts
Retail news round-up November 25, 2013: Poundland begins stock market flotation process, Edinburgh Woollen Mill eyes expansion, Arnotts loan bidding enters final round and Musgrave mulls banking move.
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Analysis
Woolworths collapse 5th Anniversary: How has the high street changed?
The news that Woolworths was collapsing broke half a decade ago. Five years on, what have retailers learned from Woolworths’ demise?
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Opinion
Comment: Will 2014 see the return of the retail IPO?
The past few months have seen a string of retailers hint at the possibility of an Initial Public Offering (IPO) in 2014.
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Poundland teams up with actress Jane Asher to launch bakeware range
Poundland has entered into its first ever celebrity tie-up as it prepares to launch a bakeware range with actress Jane Asher next year.
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BHS attracts more interest as billionaire Wiese steps up pursuit
Potential suitors are circling Sir Philip Green’s BHS as billionaire Christo Wiese is set to step up his interest in the firm.
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Opinion
Comment: Will Jim McCarthy stay at Poundland after an IPO?
Corporate action is on the cards at single-price retailer Poundland. An IPO is widely expected by City observers.
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Poundland drafts in former analyst Philip Dorgan as it eyes IPO
Seasoned retail analyst Philip Dorgan has joined Poundland to help the value specialist assess options, including an IPO.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Selfridges, Poundland and Mountain Warehouse
Retail news round-up November 4, 2013: Selfridges to invest £100m in stores revamp as sales rise; Poundland edges closer to IPO as it hires Rothschild; Mountain Warehouse management buy out Lloyds Banking Group in £85m deal
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Poundland cuts prices to 93p in Ipswich value price war
A Poundland store in Ipswich has cut its prices to 93p in a bid to compete with a new 99p Stores branch that has opened nearby.