By Fahad Tariq,Kieran Isgin
Copyright glasgowlive
Poundland has made a U-turn on its plans to close 68 stores across the UK, with some shops saved from closure – including one in Glasgow.
As part of its latest wave of closures, it has already shut 57 stores, with six more planned for September 28. Despite this, the discount retailer has now confirmed that it will not close 11 stores that were initially at risk.
That includes the store on Great Western Road, in Anniesland, which will no longer be closing its doors to shoppers.
However, the popular shop on Dumbarton Road, in Partick, is not part of the list and will close down.
Barry Williams, managing director of Poundland, said: “We’re determined to deliver a simpler, more focused Poundland that keeps its promise of amazing value to customers. We appreciate the support we’ve had from suppliers, landlords and other partners who’ve now all been fully briefed on our plans to get us back on track.
“While there is much work to do, I’m confident that a Poundland focused on the simple value our customers expect, has a bright future.”
While some stores are surviving the latest wave of closures, the retailer is still enacting its plans to cut down its total number of stores from 800 to around 650 to 700. It comes after Poundland introduced a new pricing structure in its stores in order to go “back to its roots”. As a result of this, many items will be listed strictly at £1, £2, and £3 respectively.
The retailer will be rolling out the new pricing structure across its stores throughout September after it saw a successful trial at 17 locations in the West Midlands, reports Yorkshire Live.
Poundland stores surviving closure
Some of the stores staying open include:
Anniesland – Great Western Road Brighton – London Road Irvine – Rivergate Centre Whitby
Poundland stores closing down
The following stores are still set for closure:
Ammanford Bedford Bidston Moss Birmingham Birmingham Fort Blackburn Brigg Broxburn Canterbury Cardiff Valegate Chiswick Cookstown Coventry Craigavon Cramlington Dartmouth Dumbarton Road East Dulwich Falmouth Havant Horsham Hull Hull St Andrews Kettering Kings Heath Leicester Long Eaton Newcastle Newport Newtonabbey Nottingham Omagh Perth Peterborough Peterlee Poole Port Glasgow Rainham Ripley Salford Seaham Sheldon Shepherds Bush Shrewsbury Southampton West Quay Southport Stafford Sunderland Swanley Swiss Cottage Taunton Thornaby Tunbridge Wells Uttoxeter Wells Whitechapel Worcester
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