{"id":68283,"date":"2023-10-25T10:36:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/?p=68283"},"modified":"2023-10-25T10:36:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T10:36:00","slug":"poundland-to-open-75-new-stores-by-christmas-including-former-wilko-and-john-lewis-shops-is-your-area-getting-one-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rapidcelnews.com\/lifestyle\/poundland-to-open-75-new-stores-by-christmas-including-former-wilko-and-john-lewis-shops-is-your-area-getting-one-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Poundland to open 75 new stores by Christmas including former Wilko and John Lewis shops – is your area getting one? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
POUNDLAND is to open 75 new shops by Christmas with many popping up in former Wilko and John Lewis stores.<\/p>\n
The discount retailer has confirmed the exact locations for more new branches across the UK.<\/p>\n
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It includes plans to open 20 new stores in former Wilko sites, as well as some store relocations.<\/p>\n
It comes after\u00a0Wilko's last remaining sites\u00a0shut for good\u00a0on Sunday, October 8.<\/p>\n
The firm\u00a0fell into administration on August 10 and since then a flurry of rivals bought a handful of stores.<\/p>\n
Among those was\u00a0Poundland,\u00a0which purchased 71 stores, with the first opening earlier this month.<\/p>\n
The retailer said the exact opening dates for each of the new stores will be confirmed in the coming week.<\/p>\n The former Wilko sites reopening as Poundland are as follows:<\/p>\n Opening on Saturday, October 28:<\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Opening on Saturday, November 4:<\/p>\n In Redhill, Hull, Greenock and Peterlee, Poundland will relocate into the Wilko units from existing nearby stores.\u00a0<\/p>\n This will bring the total number of Wilko's converted to Poundland so far to 56.<\/p>\n Plus, it will open a new branch in the former Wilko site in the Fort Shopping Park in Birmingham in December.<\/p>\n Poundland is also set to open six new branches in former M&Co shops.<\/p>\n M&Co\u00a0fell into administration late last year and its\u00a0shops disappeared from the high street in April.<\/p>\n Shoppers will see Poundland shops pop up in former M&Co sites in the following locations:<\/p>\n A new Poundland will also open in a former John Lewis store in Watford before the end of the year, <\/p>\n This branch will replace its current store in Watford High Street.<\/p>\n Shoppers in the following locations will also see new Poundland stores pop up on new sites in the coming months:<\/p>\n These shops will all open in November:<\/p>\n While the following will open in December: <\/p>\n All new Poundland stores sell all the grocery, household and general ranges customers expect as well as Pepco clothing, the retailer said.<\/p>\n Austin Cooke, Poundland\u2019s managing director said: "We\u2019re working at this pace because we\u2019re on a mission \u2013ambitious to grow, create jobs and serve new communities by opening shops customers and communities can be proud of."<\/p>\n Poundland says it is also continuing to prioritise former Wilko staff members for jobs at its new stores.<\/p>\n It has already made employment offers to more than 500 former Wilko workers.<\/p>\n \u00a0Rival chains Home Bargains and Dunelm\u00a0also offered devastated Wilko staff new roles after the retailer collapsed.<\/p>\n Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing\u00a0money-sm@news.co.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n You can also join our new Sun Money Facebook group to share stories and tips and engage with the consumer team and other group\u00a0members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/picture>SAY WATT <\/span><\/p>\n
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