All Poundland articles – Page 8
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AnalysisRetail's credit crisis: does cut cover lead to collapse?
Retail is facing a credit crisis. In recent months trade credit insurers have pulled or reduced cover on some of the biggest businesses on the high street.
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NewsIceland and Poundland move into Broad Street Mall
Reading’s Broad Street Mall has secured a clutch of new lettings, including Iceland and Poundland.
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NewsPoundland to open in 20 former Poundworld locations
Poundland will open stores in up to 20 former Poundworld locations following its rival’s demise.
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NewsPoundland puts Elvis on the checkout to drive sales
Poundland, which posted a dip in overall sales despite like-for-like momentum, has drafted in an Elvis Presley voiceover on its self-checkout machines to drives sales.
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OpinionOpinion: Why we won't give up on the high street
Hardly a day goes by without a headline lamenting the poor health and dire prognosis for the British high street.
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NewsPoundworld to close 25 stores, axing 242 jobs
Poundworld is closing 25 of its 355 branches this week including stores in Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham.
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NewsPoundland like-for-likes rise despite Steinhoff woes
Value variety store group Poundland has reported a rise in first-half like-for-like sales.
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AnalysisTaking a pounding: winners and losers in value retail
This week yet another retailer fell victim to the gruelling conditions on the high street when Poundworld plunged into administration, putting 5,100 jobs at risk.
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NewsPoundland owner holds 'urgent' restructuring talks
Poundland’s owner Steinhoff has kicked off restructuring talks with its lenders to address the group’s “critical” debt position.
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OpinionClive Black: Sainsbury’s-Asda is big challenge for CMA
Boom! When Poundland decided to acquire 99p Stores, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) took it to a Phase 2 investigation.
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NewsPoundworld plots up to 100 store closures in CVA plan
Poundworld is preparing to launch a CVA, which could see it close up to a quarter of its store estate.
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AnalysisThe disruptors: Who are the new value retail players?
The value sector is the latest focus of Retail Week’s ‘The disruptors’ series, which looks at the businesses creating waves across the industry.
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NewsSteinhoff first-quarter sales slump as scandal deepens
Steinhoff has posted a fall in its UK and overall first-quarter sales as chairwoman Heather Sonn warned that its accounting scandal could stretch beyond the €6bn already flagged.
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NewsBailey’s rainbow check for Burberry swansong
Burberry unveils rainbow check for Bailey’s last collection, Poundland gives one teacher a lesson, and Apple’s voice tech is making a mark in more ways than one.
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NewsSteinhoff hires restructuring chief to manage crisis
Steinhoff has appointed KPMG veteran Richard Heis to drive its urgent restructuring, as the Poundland owner deals with the fallout of its accounting scandal.
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NewsRetail diary: Poundland’s elf defies ad ban
Sainsbury’s Valentine’s blooper, Drake picks up the grocery tab, and Poundland’s social media team prove unstoppable.
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NewsPoundland ‘naughty elf’ campaign banned by regulator
Poundland’s risqué Christmas ad campaign must not appear on social media sites in its current form, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.
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NewsMove of the week: Two senior executives quit Pep&Co
It emerged this week that two of Pep&Co’s most senior executives have handed in their notice and will leave the retailer in May.
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NewsPoundland hunted by private equity as Bond eyes buyout
Poundland is being circled by a host of private equity firms amid boss Andy Bond mulling a potential management buyout.
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OpinionOpinion: Did the blockbuster Christmas ads work?
Love or hate them, Christmas ads are the UK’s Super Bowl commercial. And big bucks are involved, too.
