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The branches at Larne Link Road, Ballymena, and Magowan West, Portadown, which will close on December 13 and 31 respectively, will offer reductions of up to 40 percent, with items marked down in price until they’re sold. The closing sales cover all the stock in each store from homewares to groceries and clothing to health and beauty. In September, Poundland brought its main 68-store closure programme to a conclusion, closing 57 stores by September 28 and placing a further 11 closures on hold. The retailer still expects to operate a network of around 650-700 stores compared to around 800 at the beginning of the restructuring programme, as leases expire or landlords exercise any option to serve notice. The clearance sales underway and launching in the coming weeks are all taking place at lease-expiry locations as Poundland continues its programme to simplify its retail network around its best-performing sites, securing the future of thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores. Poundland’s UK country manager 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. “The special reductions, on top of the value we provide in every store, will help us leave locations we’re leaving with pride. “And when we close our doors, we look forward to welcoming customers to one of the hundreds of Poundland stores we’ll continue to operate right across the UK.” Have you got a story you want to share with our readers? You can now send it to us online via YourWorld at https://www.yourworld.net/submit/ It's free to use and, once checked, your story will appear on our website and, space allowing, in our newspapers.
