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A dozen Woolworths stores for Poundland
Archived article dated Wednesday April 22nd 2009
Fixed price retail chain Poundland has bought 12 former Woolworths stores and taken on more than 100 former employees of the branches, as part of an ongoing expansion programme.
Poundland has committed to opening at least 30 new stores in the UK this financial year, 15 of them in Scotland, creating more than 1,000 new jobs. Further purchases from the Woolworths estate are under negotiation.
“It is fantastic news that Poundland has filled the Woolworths' gap in a number of product categories and by offering shoppers amazing value on essential household products at inflation-busting prices. We are proud to have been able to offer employment to so many ex-Woolworths staff who bring great experience to Poundland,” says chief executive Jim McCarthy.
The next ex-Woolworths store to open as Poundland will be the Kings Heath store in Birmingham which opens on 30 April. Poundland currently employs 6,400 staff and has 208 stores nationwide.
Tagged as: Poundland | Woolworths | expansion | jobs
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