The budget chain had 800 branches earlier this summer, but now expects this will reduce to around 650 to 700 stores through mixture of closures, as well as when leases expire
Poundland has closed dozens of stores in recent weeks due to a major restructure of its business, after the struggling retailer was sold for just £1 to an investment firm.
The budget high street chain had 800 branches earlier this summer, but now expects this will reduce to around 650 to 700 stores through mixture of closures, as well as when leases expire.
Poundland closures are continuing into the autumn, with 23 stores scheduled to shut and closing down sales with up to 40% off reportedly launched. Some of the locations included in the closures are Burnley, Leicester and Glasgow.
Its store in Livingston was supposed to close on October 12 but this will now remain open after Poundland agreed new terms with the landlord.
This branch will temporarily close on October 4 for a restock, before reopening again on October 13. Poundland previously confirmed it would close 68 stores after being sold to investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1.
In a following update, Poundland revealed that 11 of these planned closures have been scrapped for now. It comes after the discount chain revealed it is rolling out a new simpler £1, £2, £3 pricing structure to its UK stores.
It estimates around 60% of grocery items will be at £1, while 20% will be at £2, and 20% at £3, under the new regime. Poundland has also updated its website so that shoppers can only browse products – you won’t be able to buy anything online.
Poundland has also closed its loyalty app, Poundland Perks, which allowed shoppers to earn points when they spend. If you have vouchers that you’ve yet to spend, you’ll still be able to use these up until January 15, 2026.
Poundland retail director Darren MacDonald said: “We know how disappointing it is when we leave a store, but before we close our doors for a final time, we’re determined to say goodbye by offering even more amazing value to customers.
“These special reductions, on top of the value we offer day-in-day-out across our wider network, will help us leave these locations with pride.
“And when our doors close in these locations, we’ll look forward to welcoming customers to one of the hundreds of Poundland stores we’ll continue to operate right across the UK.”
Full list of Poundland closures
Stores still to close
- Glasgow – closing September 28
- Havant – closing September 28
- Shropshire – closing September 28
- Derbyshire – closing September 28
- Swanley – closing September 28
- Uttoxeter – closing September 28
- Twickenham – closing October 5
- Westhoughton – closing October 5
- Market Harborough – closing October 9
- Porthcawl – closing October 10
- Lowestoft – closing October 10
- Colne – closing October 11
- Musselburgh – closing October 12
- Rochdale – closing October 13
- Leicester – closing October 17
- Tenby – closing October 18
- Walsall – closing October 29
- Matlock – closing November 9
- Carlisle – closing November 9
- Burnley – closing November 9
- Peckham – closing November 20
- Launceston – closing November 29
- Witham – closing November 12
Stores that have already closed
- Ammanford
- Bedford
- Bidston Moss
- Birmingham
- Birmingham Fort
- Blackburn
- Brigg
- Broxburn
- Canterbury
- Cardiff Valegate
- Chiswick
- Cookstown
- Coventry
- Craigavon
- Cramlington
- Dartmouth
- East Dulwich
- Falmouth
- Horsham
- Hull
- Hull St Andrews
- Kettering
- Kings Heath
- Leicester
- Long Eaton
- Newcastle
- Newtonabbey
- Nottingham
- Omagh
- Perth
- Peterborough
- Peterlee
- Poole
- Port Glasgow
- Rainham
- Salford
- Seaham
- Sheldon
- Shepherds Bush
- Shrewsbury
- Southampton West Quay
- Southport
- Stafford
- Sunderland
- Swiss Cottage
- Taunton
- Thornaby
- Tunbridge Wells
- Wells
- Whitechapel
- Worcester
