Poundland to make huge changes at more stores in weeks as fans say they ‘look fabulous’
POUNDLAND is making huge changes at more stores within weeks in a big boost to shoppers.
Shoppers will soon be able to able to browse clothing, homeware and chilled and frozen food at dozes more Poundland stores.
It’s part of a huge new makeover project that the chain is calling “Project Evo” and some renovations have already been completed.
This includes sites in Urmston, Greater Manchester, Wolverhampton, West Midlands and Leeds Crown Point.
In total, 150 stores will receive makeovers between now and August 2024.
Shops in New Malden, Nottingham and West Bromwich.
After the alterations, all the stores will offer more baby and kids clothing for parents on a budget.
The introduction of chilled food will give shoppers the chance to pick up items from Poundland’s popular frozen food ranges.
Shoppers will also be able to pick up Poundlands £3 meal deal in each location.
Poundland’s commercial director Tim Bettley said: “There’s been a transformation underway at Poundland for quite some time.
“With our significant investment in ranges, stores and service, it’s now the right time to invite customers who haven’t seen what we now offer, to come and take a look for themselves at the changes we’ve made.”
Below is a full list of locations where renovations that will take place over the coming weeks:
- New Malden, London – March 16
- Dartford Priory, Kent – March 16
- Droitwich, Worcestershire – March 16
- Basingstoke, Hampshire – March 23
- Hailsham, East Sussex – March 23
- Exeter Exe Bridges, Devon – March 23
- Cannock, Staffordshire – March 23
- Nuneaton, West Midlands – March 30
- Belper, Derbyshire – March 30
- East Kilbridge, Scotland – March 30
- Brigg, Lincolnshire – March 30
- Coulby Newham, North Yorkshire – March 30
- Rhyl, Wales – April 6
- West Bromwich, West Midlands – April 6
- Bangor, Wales – April 6
- Waltham Abbey, Essex – April 6
- Barnet, Greater London – April 6
- Nottingham Wheeler Gate – April 6
So far, 16 stores have already been refreshed and they are listed below:
- Urmston, Greater Manchester
- Keynsham, Somerset
- Darlington High Row, County Durham
- Plymouth Royal Parade, Devon
- Keighley, West Yorkshire,
- Leeds Crown Pount, West Yorkshire
- Coventry, West Midlands
- Chatham, Kent
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
- Plymouth New George Street, Devon
- Ashford, kent
- Wolverhampton, West Midlands
- Pontypridd, Wales
- Maidenhead, Berkshire
- Liskeard, Cornwall
- Billingham, County Durham
Around 50 stores, including its Irish Dealz stores, will have received makeovers by April 6.
Shoppers have taken to social media to share their delight over the new-look stores.
One Facebook user in Billingham said their new store “looks fabulous”.
While a shopper in Medway wrote: “Can’t wait for the Gillingham store to get their makeover soon too.”
Another added: “Looks so much better in there. Staff are great too.”
While a third cried: “It looks great in there.”
In February, Poundland also completed the refurbishment of 11 former Wilko stores.
The retailer bought up 71 ex-Wilko stores when the retailer fell into administration.
The discounter quickly turned around the locations and opened up many of the stores under its own brand before Christmas.
The 11 former Wilko stores that have been given a makeover are as follows:
- Leigh, Wigan, Greater Manchester
- Ammanford, Wales
- Peterlee, County Durham
- Leicester, Leicestershire
- Chepstow, Wales
- Worcester, West Midlands
- Bicester, Oxfordshire
- Greenock, Scotland
- Thornaby, North Yorkshire
- Stevenage, Hertfordshire
- Hull, East Yorkshire
How can I save on my supermarket shop?
THERE are plenty of ways to save on your grocery shop.
You can look out for yellow or red stickers on products, which show when they’ve been reduced.
If the food is fresh, you’ll have to eat it quickly or freeze it for another time.
Making a list should also save you money, as you’ll be less likely to make any rash purchases when you get to the supermarket.
Going own brand can be one easy way to save hundreds of pounds a year on your food bills too.
This means ditching “finest” or “luxury” products and instead going for “own” or value” type of lines.
Plenty of supermarkets run wonky veg and fruit schemes where you can get cheap prices if they’re misshapen or imperfect.
For example, Lidl runs its Waste Not scheme, offering boxes of 5kg of fruit and vegetables for just £1.50.
If you’re on a low income and a parent, you may be able to get up to £442 a year in Healthy Start vouchers to use at the supermarket too.
Plus, many councils offer supermarket vouchers as part of the Household Support Fund.
It comes just weeks after Poundland revealed it is rolling out thousands of new products, including homeware and bathroom decor lines.
Shoppers can pick up the new items across the chain’s more than 850 UK and Ireland branches and online.
Pepco, which acquired Poundland in 2017, revamped its clothing sections across Poundland stores last year.
Over 550 stores with clothing ranges were reconfigured and double the amount of space dedicated to baby and kidswear.
Meanwhile, Poundland is growing its portfolio of stores after opening over 85 in just 70 days before Christmas.
It included 10 branches which welcomed in customers for the first time over two days in December, in what was dubbed “Super Saturday”.
The retailer has opened stores across the UK, including in Falkirk, Scotland, Birmingham and Plymouth.
Some of the new sites have been taken on from former rival Wilko, which collapsed into administration in August last year.
In November, Poundland said it expected to have opened stores in 64 former Wilko sites before Christmas.
It came after Wilko’s last remaining stores shut for good in early October.
The openings come as B&M makes similar moves, earlier in January announcing plans to open 17 new locations by the end of next month.
Branches have already opened in Stourbridge, Wigston and Loughborough, with more set to pull up their shutters in London, Castle Douglas and Beaumont Lays.
WHSmith last week announced it will open 15 new stores in airports, railway stations and hospitals too.
But it’s not been all good news for Poundland, which has been closing stores across the UK as well.
The retailer pulled down the shutters on its branch at the Chineham Shopping Centre near Basingstoke on December 31.
A spokesperson said it was closing the site as it was unable to renew the lease.
Meanwhile, Poundland shut its store in Colwyn Bay, Wales on January 5, with locals left devastated.
Poundland opened its first store in Burton-upon-Trent in 1990, and today has more than 850 stores open across the UK and Ireland.
The retailer employs 18,000 staff, serving seven million customers a week.
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