Pepco Group, the owner of PEPCO in Europe and Poundland in the UK is set to open its first PEPCO store in Spain.
The new store, which is set to open on April 29, will be located within the Grand Via Shopping Centre in Alicante. The group is also set to open ten further stores in the country by September of this year in key locations such as Castellon de la Plana, Elche Lorca and Xativa.
Upon opening, PEPCO will have 2,200 stores across 14 countries. When taking the Poundland and Dealz brands into account, the Pepco Group is present in more than 16 countries across Europe with more than 3,200 stores.
Andy Bond, Pepco Group chief executive, said: “We completed extensive research on the Spanish market, which we already know well from the rollout of our Dealz brand there, and see it as a key part of our ambitious plans to become Europe’s pre-eminent discount variety retailer We are confident that the combination of western European store format and product quality at market-leading low prices will prove highly appealing to our new customers across Spain.”
