All Value articles – Page 45
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AnalysisIt’s a wrap: Christmas performance revealed
Christmas is over and many retailers’ hangovers were often less painful than anticipated, but was it really better than expected? Charlotte Hardie reports.
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NewsPoundstretcher scraps transactional website
Poundstretcher has axed its transactional website less than two years after it launched.
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NewsPoundland posts positive Christmas
Poundland enjoyed a “very encouraging” Christmas with like-for-like sales up 5.9%.
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NewsFormer Woolworths stores almost filled
Just over 100 former Woolworths stores vacated following its collapse in January 2009 remain empty.
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News£1.20 pricing structure in Poundland's Dealz store
Single price retailer Poundland is selling products at a brand new price point of £1.20 through its new Dealz store on the Isle of Man.
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NewsRetail gets ready for make or break Christmas week
Retailers bank on promotions to drive people into shops in the final few days.
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NewsPoundland to open first Dealz store outside Ireland
Value retailer Poundland will open its first Dealz store outside Ireland, on the Isle of Man this week.
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NewsPoundworld to launch wholesale site
Poundworld is to launch a wholesale transactional website next year in a bid to drive revenue growth.
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AnalysisIn for a pound
Poundland’s popularity has continued to grow thanks to the appeal of its single-price point and broad product range, and now boss Jim McCarthy plans to attract web customers too. By Tiffany Holland.
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News99p Stores reopens former Hub store
99p Stores has acquired a former Hub shop after the variety store retailer, founded by Poundland co-founder Davd Dodd, went bust last month.
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NewsPoundland profit surges as cash strapped consumers seek value
Poundland underlying EBITDA surged 34% to £31.7m in the year to March 27 as the retailer continues to pull in cash strapped shoppers in the downturn.
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NewsPoundstretcher makes first profit in six years
Poundstretcher has returned to profit for the first time since 2005 after a restructure and a cost reduction exercise.
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NewsPoundland-owner eyes Nordic counterpart
Value retailer Poundland’s private equity owner is reportedly in talks to buy the retailer’s Nordic counterpart Europris for between €400m and €500m (£345m to £430m)
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NewsPoundworld to launch smaller format store
Single price point retailer Poundworld is to open a smaller convenience store format as it continues to expand across the UK.
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OpinionPoundland distances itself from Poundworld
Fixed pricing, pound retailing, the round pound – call it what you like, but it seems to be everywhere I turn.
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NewsPoundworld’s credit insurance pulled despite 500% profit rise
Discount chain highlights continued performance and supplier support as Euler Hermes stops cover
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GalleryIn pictures: Bringing out the best
In the most trying of circumstances this week retailers bonded with the affected communities like never before.
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NewsPoundland to open in Ireland under Dealz fascia
Single price point retailer Poundland is to expand into the Republic of Ireland trading under the name Dealz.
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AnalysisAt the margins
At every turn, retailers are staring at rising costs. With deflation a thing of the past, how can they manage their margins and remain profitable? Charlotte Hardie considers the challenges ahead.