Poundland stated that trade will resume in the stores again this week after 51 shops reopened last week. The discount retailer are set to reopen another twenty six stores which have been closed since March 24.
“As an essential retailer, we’ve continued to support customers in hundreds of towns – especially those who manage their budgets week-to-week and find it difficult to bulk buy and our store colleagues have done much more than their day job. They’ve also played a vital role, delivering care packages to other frontline workers and those in need in their communities.’ – Barry Williams, Poundland Managing Director.
‘But even though we’ve kept serving customers, we know we’re at our best as part of a vibrant thriving high street and that’s why we’re looking forward to our neighbours reopening in the coming weeks. Healthy town centres are the lifeblood of our economy and our communities. It may have been tough for many retailers before this crisis and it’s more important than ever that we make sure we encourage customers to say hi to their high streets as we return to business-as-unusual.” – Williams concluded.
The Poundland stores that will reopen are:
- Barrow in Furness Hindpool Retail Park
- Bedford
- Bletchley Brunel Shopping Centre
- Carlisle Scotch Street
- Chester Old Sealand Retail Park
- Christchurch
- Crewe
- Droylsden
- Gateshead Team Valley Retail Park
- Hammersmith King Street
- Ilford The Mall
- King’s Lynn Vancouver Shopping Centre
- Luton 133 The Mall
- Newport Spytty Retail Park
- Nottingham Chilwell Retail Park
- Ormskirk Two Saints Retail Park
- Oswestry
- Pontefract
- Rotherham Parkgate Retail Park
- Selly Oak Retail Park
- Sutton Coldfield
- Swansea Fforestfach Retail Park
- Whitehaven
- Wick Retail Park
- Yardley Swan Shopping Centre
- York Monks Cross Retail Park
The UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson stated yesterday evening (25/05/2020) that all non-essential retailers in England are due to reopen from June 15 as long as social distancing measures are implemented.
