POUNDLAND is making a huge change across 150 of its stores in a big boost to shoppers.
Shoppers will soon be able to browse clothing, homewares and chilled and frozen food at dozens more Poundland stores.
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It’s part of a huge new makeover project that the chain is calling “Project Evo” and some renovations are already underway.
The stores will also get fresh new signage, flooring and lighting.
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.
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Alan Smallman, Poundland’s director of property services, said: “Over the past five years we’ve transformed our offer for customers, adding extensive ranges of clothing, homewares, chilled and frozen food.
“We’re now embarking on a programme that will show off those ranges in a modern and bright environment that’s easy to shop, navigate and checkout.
“We look forward to bringing our best offer to these 150 stores over the coming months.”
Below is a full list of locations where renovations are already underway, or set to begin in the coming days:
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- Urmston – to be completed on Saturday
- Keynsham – to be completed on Saturday
- Darlington – to be completed on Saturday
- Plymouth – to be completed on Saturday
- Keighley – will be completed on Saturday, February 24
- Leeds Crown Point – will be completed on Saturday, February 24
- Coventry – will be completed on Saturday, February 24
- Chatham – will be completed on Saturday, February 24
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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.
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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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