London is to lose a Poundland next month as the budget superstore says goodbye to 25 branches nationwide in the coming weeks. The first set of closures will happen on Sunday, August 10 with the second set exactly a week later on Sunday, August 17, reports The Express .
The capital will be waving goodbye to the Lordship Lane branch in East Dulwich on August 17. It comes after Poundland closed Swiss Cottage and Chiswick stores earlier this year.
The closures are a result of the company’s restructuring plans, jeopardising scores of jobs, despite around 700 stores still being open. Affected staff will be met with a consultation process, with aims of seeing if they can fill any other roles within the company. The budget giant employs about 16,000 people, serving about 20 million shoppers each year.
Poundland’s Retail Director, Darren MacDonald, said of the 25 closures: “It is of course, sincerely regrettable that our recovery plans include any store closures, but sadly that’s necessary if we’re to achieve our goal of securing the future of thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores.
“While our anticipated network of around 650-700 stores remains a sizeable one, we entirely understand how disappointing it will be for customers when one nearby closes. Nevertheless, we look forward to continuing to welcome them to a nearby Poundland.”
Full list of upcoming Poundland closures
Closing on August 10
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Ammanford, Carregaman Road
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Birmingham Fort, The Fort Shopping Park, Birmingham
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Cardiff Valegate, Valegate Retail Park, Cardiff
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Cramlington, Manors Walk Shopping Mall
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Leicester, Charles Street
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Long Eaton, Chapel Street, Notts
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Port Glasgow, Gallagher Shopping Park
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Seaham, Byron Place
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Shrewsbury, Darwin Shopping Centre
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Tunbridge Wells, Grosvenor Road
Closing on August 17
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Bedford, Midland Road
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Bidston Moss, Junction One Retail Park, Wallasey
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Broxburn, East Main Street
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Craigavon, Rushmere Retail Park, Belfast
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Dartmouth, Victoria Road
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East Dulwich, Lordship Lane
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Falmouth, Market Street
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Hull St Andrews, St Andrews Retail Park
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Newtownabbey, Longwood Retail Park
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Perth, St Catherine’s Retail Park
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Poole, Falkland Square, The Dolphin Centre
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Sunderland, Pallion Retail Park
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Stafford, Queens Retail Park, Old Rickerscote Lane
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Thornaby, Pavillion Shopping Centre
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Worcester, High Street
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