Poundland will tonight unveil its 2017 Christmas TV ad that cost just £65,000 to make and a total of £415,000 once the airtime is bought, compared to the £7million spent by John Lewis, which equates to a private jet or
Poundland today announced its three new charity partners, Make-A-Wish UK, Tommy’s and Whizz-Kidz in a bid to collectively raise £1 million in the next year. From today, Poundland customers, suppliers, and colleagues are all being encouraged to change the lives of
Aptos, a recognised market leader in retail technology solutions, today announced a new partnership with discount retailer Poundland & Dealz. With approaching 850 stores in the UK, Ireland, Spain and France, in September 2016, Poundland became a key part of Steinhoff
Poundland, leading high street retailer, has raised £3m for their charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support, an incredible achievement that is down to the generosity and enthusiasm of both customers and colleagues across the UK.
PEP&CO, Britain's fastest-growing family fashion phenomenon, today revealed it was planning to open 50 'shop-in-shops' in Poundland over the next 100 days. The stores - offering a full range of women's, men's and kids' fashion - will open inside stores run
Poundland, Europe’s largest value general merchandise retailer, has upgraded its electronic point of sale (EPoS) systems following the acquisition of 99p Stores with a solution from Box Technologies, the leading customer engagement technology provider. With an ambitious roll-out plan, Poundland sought
Poundland, Europe’s largest value general merchandise retailer, has announced it will be donating nearly £800,000 to charities across England, Scotland and Wales, from the sales of its plastic carrier bags. Legislation across the UK requires retailers to charge 5p per plastic
Poundland, Europe’s leading single price retailer, has completed a significant technology rollout by upgrading all of its UK and Ireland (Dealz) stores to accept payment by contactless and Apple Pay. Poundland customers want a fast, friendly and efficient checkout experience. The
Poundland, Europe’s largest value general merchandise retailer, is upgrading its store network following the acquisition of 99p Stores with a managed network solution from Vodat International, the leading retail communications provider. With ambitious roll-out plans, Vodat will update the existing network
Poundland, Europe’s largest single price value general merchandise retailer, has extended Helistrat’s £4 million waste and recycling services contract to include an additional 250 stores, gained throughits acquisition of the 99p Stores.
Hermes, the consumer delivery specialist, has secured a contract to provide online delivery services to Poundland Group, Europe’s largest single price general merchandise discount retailer. The move comes after Poundland announced the launch of a trial online shopping service earlier
Rieves Lotteries, a leading UK retail charity scratchcard specialist, is today delighted to announce a new partnership with Poundland, which is looking to raise £150,000 for breast cancer research charity Breast Cancer Campaign over the next few months. The Rieves Lotteries
Europe’s biggest single price value retailer, Poundland has selected The Victoria shopping centre in Southend as its latest location for a new store. The large 8,400sq ft store has just opened on the ground floor of the shopping centre, in
A report that discount supermarkets Aldi and Lidl could be on track for combined sales in excess of the UK’s fourth-biggest multiple – Morrison’s – together with news that Poundland has posted double-digit rises in full-year sales and profits, boosted by the
Poundland, Europe’s leading single price discount operator, has reported full-year sales growth of 13.3% to £997.8m, driven by new store openings and mature stores. The group opened 70 net new stores in the year to 30 March 2014, taking the year end store number
Middle ground supermarkets need to watch out from the threat posed by the discounters, according to new research into UK shopping habits by Shoppercentric, an independent shopper research agency. Its report, entitled: “Window On…The Rise of the Discounters” surveyed more
The former managing director of Seabrook Crisps has launched his own range of crisps. John Tague, who took Seabrooks from £11m turnover to £30m, has created TAGS Tasty Crisps. The range is made up of 125g premium hand cooked potato
Asda and Poundland have been voted the most helpful retailers in the tough post-Christmas period by shoppers in a study by a company specialising in creating online communities for retail brands. The Vision Critical survey talked to 2,000 UK consumers
Law firm Olswang reports its property team has been busy buying and selling shopping centres in cities across the north of England and has invested nearly half a billion pounds on behalf of its clients in the last 12 months.
Discount stores have increased their occupancy of former Woolworths stores the most in the last 12 months, figures form the Local Data Company reveal. Discount retailers now occupy 29% of the former Woolworths estate, up 7% on January 2011. Supermarkets
Value retailer Poundland is upgrading its communications systems across administrative and distribution functions. The retailer has signed a contract with communications supplier NextiraOne to design, supply, implement and maintain its communications infrastructure. According to NextiraOne, the investment will ensure the
Discount retailer Poundworld is planning to open 120 new stores in the next three years after relocating to a new 215,000sq ft warehouse in Normanton, West Yorkshire. The retailer, which currently trades from 118 stores, claims to have enjoyed record
Amazon has been ranked the world’s top retail brand by value in the Brandz 2011 league, published by global research agency, Millward Brown. Amazon took pole position in the retail rankings with a brand value of $37.6bn, up 37%. It beat
