Poundland
This coverage explores Poundland’s strategy and performance in the UK retail sector, focusing on store operations, product range development, pricing strategies, marketing campaigns, and leadership decisions. Reporting highlights how Poundland competes in the value retail segment, adapts to consumer demand, and manages operational challenges — providing insight for executives, managers, and professionals in discount and general merchandise retail.
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Oct- 2022 -12 OctoberHigh Street
Poundland owner sees revenues rise 17.4% in FY22
Pepco Group, the parent company of Poundland, has revealed an increase in the group’s full year revenues of 17.4% on a constant currency basis to €4.8bn (£4.2bn) for the financial year ending 30 September 2022. Poundland experienced a “strong” like-for-like full-year growth of 5.2%, as the discount goods brand increased…
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Sep- 2022 -13 SeptemberDepartment Stores
John Lewis, Primark, Aldi to shut stores all day for Queen’s funeral
A number of retailers have confirmed they will shut all of their stores on the day of Queen’s funeral on 19 September as a mark of respect. Retailers including John Lewis, Homebase, WH Smith, B&Q, Primark, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Argos, Ikea, Poundland and grocers Aldi and Sainsbury’s will shut all of…
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Aug- 2022 -3 AugustHigh Street
Poundland targets 25 new sites amid wide-ranging price cuts
Poundland has confirmed it is set to open 10 new and relocated stores before the end of September, with up to another 15 in the pipeline by the end of the year. The new openings stretch from South Wales and southern England to the north of Scotland, and its store…
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Jul- 2022 -14 JulyNews
Pepco Q3 revenues jump 17.4% amid expansion plans
Pepco Group has reported its group revenues increased 17.4% year-on-year to €1.21bn (£1.02bn) for the third financial quarter ending 30 June 2022 (Q3), as sales increased 4.9%. Pepco said its accelerated store expansion programme was the group’s single biggest driver of value creation, and the company is on track to…
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Jun- 2022 -30 JuneSupermarkets
Poundland to expands £1 range in response to inflation
Poundland has confirmed its intentions to reset 850-plus stores and expand the products it sells for £1 in response to rising inflation. According to new figures released last week, inflation has hit 9.1%, the highest rate in 40 years. As a result, Poundland said it would be “leaning more heavily…
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Apr- 2022 -21 AprilNews
Pepco Group H1 revenues surge 17.5%
Poundland owner Pepco Group has reported first half revenues of €2.3bn (£1.9bn), up 17.5% from the previous year, and has also vowed to protect prices for consumers in the face of the rising cost of living. According to its second trading quarter and first half ending 31 March 2021, the…
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5 AprilSupermarkets
Supermarket sales remain in decline amid online pandemic comparatives
Total till sales at UK supermarkets fell -4.1% in the last four weeks ending 26 March, the lowest sales growth so far recorded in 2022, according to the latest data released by NielsenIQ. However, it said this is the final figure measuring sales growth against the high lockdown comparatives, indicating…
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Mar- 2022 -15 MarchOnline & Digital
Good Food Group launches new digital platform
A new ‘match-making’ platform has been launched by food consultancy The Good Food Group in a bid to partner UK retail buyers with up-and-coming brands. The digital platform is designed to help “time-poor buyers and new brands find each other in a product discovery process”. The introduction portal is an…
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Feb- 2022 -11 FebruaryHigh Street
Poundland to open biggest ever UK site
Poundland is set to open its biggest ever UK store in Nottingham this week, which will offer its widest range of products yet. The new Nottingham Riverside retail park site will open on 12 February. It stands at 15,000 square feet, making it the largest Poundland store to be opened,…
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Jan- 2022 -13 JanuaryHigh Street
Nutrigums agrees Superdrug partnership
Vitamin gummy brand Nutrigums has announced the launch of its wide range of gummy vitamins into the national health and beauty retailer, Superdrug. Nutrigums, a plant-based gummy supplement brand, said it’s on a “mission to become the UK’s go-to for everyday support for a range of wellbeing needs and ailments,…
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