Poundland to open nine more converted Wilko stores

Poundland has confirmed another nine former Wilko stores have been converted and will open their doors the upcoming weekend.

The announcement comes after an additional 20 former Wilko stores had already opened as a Poundland in the past week.

The English and Welsh Poundland stores that will open on Saturday 14 October are located in Ripley, Bolton, Gateshead, Bicester, Peterborough, Sheffield, Cramlington, Aberdare, and Rugeley.

Just like the 20 before them, each of these nine new stores will have extensive grocery, household and general merchandise ranges found in every Poundland store.

They will also feature the same Pepco family clothing that is now also rolling out to 500-plus of Poundland’s existing UK and Ireland stores. The extended clothing range sees Poundland offer more kidswear than before. 

In Bicester, Poundland will close its smaller store at Sheep Street to relocate to the larger former Wilko store capable of offering Poundland’s widest ranges of clothing, homewares and groceries.

Poundland’s retail director Darren Kay said: “We’re moving at pace because we know how important opening these stores are to local communities.

“While stores will get more extensive refits next year, we’re proud that another nine former Wilko stores will begin their Poundland journeys this coming weekend.”