{"id":67252,"date":"2023-09-06T11:01:25","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=67252"},"modified":"2023-09-06T11:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T11:01:25","slug":"major-bargain-retailer-is-opening-eight-new-stores-this-month-after-shutting-shop-for-good-is-your-area-getting-one-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/lifestyle\/major-bargain-retailer-is-opening-eight-new-stores-this-month-after-shutting-shop-for-good-is-your-area-getting-one-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Major bargain retailer is opening eight new stores this month after shutting shop for good – is your area getting one? | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
A MAJOR retailer is opening several new stores after one disappeared from the high street for good.<\/p>\n
Discount shop Poundland is opening five brand new stores this month.<\/p>\n
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The chain\u00a0already opened dozens of new stores\u00a0in the first half of this year.<\/p>\n
Two of the five new stores will be opening within days, while others will be open later this month.<\/p>\n
Here's the full list of Poundland shops opening this month, including dates and locations:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0A sixth store in Stafford was also meant to open on September 16, though this has been pushed back to mid-October. <\/p>\n
Three new stores all opened shop last weekend (September 2), these were:<\/p>\n
It comes at the same time that Poundland pulled the plug on several stores this year.<\/p>\n
<\/picture>SHUT SHOP <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>WILKO WOES <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SUPER SAVE <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n <\/picture>SUDS LAW<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n Just this week (September 5), its store in St. Helen's closed for good.<\/p>\n The Sun was told that the landlord wanted to move another retailer into that location. <\/p>\n Shoppers flocked to the store to take advantage of its closing down sales during its final day of trading.<\/p>\n Customers also took to social media to share their disappointment. <\/p>\n One wrote: It's a shame really gonna miss this shop'."<\/p>\n While another commented: "Great another shop, more jobs gone."<\/p>\n In August, Poundland\u00a0also pulled the shutters down on the shop in Bolton "with much regret".<\/p>\n The discount chain stuck up posters signposting the closure around the shop in Middlebrook\u00a0Retail\u00a0and Leisure Park.<\/p>\n Retailers\u00a0have been feeling the pinch since the\u00a0pandemic\u00a0while shoppers are cutting back on spending due to soaring\u00a0inflation.<\/p>\n High\u00a0energy\u00a0costs and a shift to shopping online after the pandemic are also taking a toll and many high street shops have struggled to keep going.<\/p>\n The inability to renegotiate rents and agreements with landlords is also putting pressure on some retailers to pull out of some locations.<\/p>\n A number of well-known retailers including\u00a0Argos, Lloyds Pharmacy and\u00a0New Look\u00a0have\u00a0closed stores in recent months.<\/p>\n More recently, Wilko fell into administration putting thousands of jobs at risk.<\/p>\n Just yesterday (September 5), The Sun revealed a rescue of the majority of Wilko\u2019s stores by HMV\u2019s owner is in limbo after running into issues with some big suppliers.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sources said that weekend\u00a0negotiations between Canadian entrepreneur Doug Putman, who bought HMV in 2019, had run into problems.<\/p>\n Jobs cuts at Wilko\u2019s headquarters and warehouses\u00a0are already being made this week.\u00a0<\/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>\nAdministrators axe 1,332 Wilko jobs & 52 shops to shut – is your store closing?<\/h3>\n
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