All Poundland articles – Page 16
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AnalysisPoundland launches £50m share placing but warns on first-half profits
Poundland aims to raise £50m through a share placing to help fund its £55m acquisition of rival 99p Stores.
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Poundland takeover of rival 99p Stores given full clearance by CMA
Poundland’s takeover of value retail rival 99p Stores has been given full clearance by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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VideoThe Retail Week: Asos boss exits, Poundland's ecommerce pilot and Halfords
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and news editor James Wilmore.
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NewsPoundland launches trial ecommerce site for UK customers
Poundland is taking the plunge into online retail with the launch of a trial ecommerce site offering around 2,000 products.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Why Poundland will not become the next Woolworths
Poundland is a much-loved value retailer with around 800 UK stores, mostly on the high street. Sound familiar?
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AnalysisRetail share prices: Stores fall amid China turmoil but Poundland deal approved
Food and general retailers alike were down with the market as the effects of financial turmoil in China were felt in markets globally.
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NewsPoundland to scrap 99p Stores fascia but retain all its shops
Poundland will scrap the 99p Stores fascia and replace it with its own name, following news of provisional regulatory clearance for the £55m takeover.
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NewsPoundland acquisition of rival 99p Stores provisionally approved by CMA
Poundland’s acquisition of rival retailer 99p Stores has been provisionally approved by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).
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NewsData: The top 30 retailers by store openings in 2015
A ranking of retailers by store openings reveals that the symbol groups dominate, while the popularity of c-stores shows no sign of abating.
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NewsPoundland names former Sainsbury's executive as new trading director
Poundland has appointed Simon Twigger, a former Sainsbury’s executive, to replace Richard Lancaster as its trading director.
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AnalysisAnalysis: Pep&Co aims to take the value fashion market by storm
Pep&Co opens the doors to its debut store in Kettering this week. Retail Week explores the discounter’s ambitious plans for the high street.
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NewsBreakfast Briefing: Retail News on Clarks, Poundworld and Amazon
Retail news round-up on June 24, 2015: Clarks upgrades wi-fi, Poundworld director quits and US retailers withdraw Confederate flag products.
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NewsDiscounters outpace supermarket and convenience store growth
Discount retailers have opened stores at a faster rate than supermarkets and convenience stores over the past five years.
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NewsRetail Diary: Poundland's craze-y talk and Tesco trolls Liverpool FC
Jim McCarthy’s craze-y talk, Kypros Kyprianou’s colour-coded ties and Tesco goes from trollies to trolls in dig at Liverpool Football Club.
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VideoThe Retail Week: Waitrose 'Pick Your Own’, Poundland and Aldi Shmaldi
News editor James Wilmore and grocery reporter Luke Tugby examine the most interesting stories from the past seven days.
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NewsPoundland mulls small store format as it spies convenience opportunity
Poundland boss Jim McCarthy has said the retailer is considering opening smaller stores, but is concentrating on its core offer.
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NewsPoundland pre-tax profits jump 18.6%: What the analysts say
Poundland’s pre-tax profits jumped 18.6% in its first year as a public company. Here’s what the analysts have to say.
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NewsPoundland's full-year profits surge but warns over "subdued" first half
Poundland has reported an 18.6% jump in pre-tax profits in its first year as a public company, but expects trading in its half-year to be “subdued”.
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CartoonBlower’s retail cartoon: Mike Ashley makes his first foray into the value sector
Retail Week cartoonist Patrick Blower’s take on Sports Direct owner Mike Ashley’s newly launched Mega Value discount store.
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OpinionMike Ashley looks match-fit to tackle the value sector
If he can do with general merchandise what he has done in sportswear and fashion, Mike Ashley could be about to move up into the value sector’s Premier League.