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To not be surprised that Poundland is failing. (Another 14 stores to close.)

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Ved · 06/12/2025 13:40

And they've already closed around 100.

It used to be called Poundland because everything in there was a pound. Then a few years ago, they started selling loads of things that were £2, and £3, and £4. Then they ramped it up and started selling clothes and shoes and toys and household ornaments and cushions, and general household items and the like, and some stuff started being priced at much more. £8, £10, £15. Even more for some items.

The whole point was that everything was a pound. So they've basically lost their way... I haven't shopped in a Poundland store for about 5 or 6 years now. I use B & M, Poundstretcher, and Home Bargains... Seems like many others have drifted away too, as they're closing down stores left, right, and centre...

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https://uk.yahoo.com/finance/news/poundland-reveals-more-store-closures-121000388.html

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singthing · 07/12/2025 14:06

My poundland (poundstretcher? not sure...) always feels very claustrophobic. Like they have one too many aisles so the space in each one is too narrow. Plus they store new stock on top of the shelves so that feels high too*. And finally, I never know where anything is as they always have to move it round (at behest of HQ I expect) so all in all, it is just more effort than I value my time and mental energy at.

[*It isn't just them, my local co-op feels like a maze too!]

Beachtastic · 07/12/2025 13:53

Whoever was daft enough to call it Poundland is presumably now long retired, or dead.

It shows about as much business acumen as calling a shop "Shillingland" (for my generation) or "Farthingland" (for my parents' generation) 🤡

lljkk · 07/12/2025 13:41

I still shop in Poundland, lol. I also shop at DollarTree in USA.

Inflation meant they couldn't keep prices at £1 forever.

B&M & the others mentioned are all places you have to drive to ime, whereas Poundland stores are in city centres which are pedestrian friendly places. That's probably the difference. British people like to pollute the air by using their cars so....

Needmorelego · 07/12/2025 13:33

@Ved what exactly am I wrong about?
I know Poundstretcher has never just sold products for £1.
I've shopped at Poundstretcher for over 30 years - before Poundland became a big "thing".

Needmorelego · 07/12/2025 13:31

Ved · 07/12/2025 13:04

You're wrong.

Poundstretcher DO have a connection with Poundworld. And I know that Poundstretcher have some stores called Bargain Buys, (I already said that.) They took over some Poundworld Stores, and renamed them Bargain Buys, but they dropped the 'everything for a pound' thing.

I literally cannot keep having this conversation with you. You're wrong in what you are saying, but you're adamant that you're right.

I'll leave you to it. I'm done going back and forth with you now. Have a good day. I won't be responding to you again on this thread. This conversation is Iike trying to put the sun out by pissing on it.

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@Ved how rude you are.
I'm not sure why you've decided to be so rude in a conversation about shops.
Poundworld were going to use the name Bargain Buys.
They didn't because they went bust.
As they hadn't copyrighted/registered the name the company that owns Poundstretcher decided to use it.

SheinIsShite · 07/12/2025 13:06

When my kids were small a visit to the local Poundland used to be the highlight of their weekends with grandparents. Grandad would give them each £1 and they could get whatever they liked.

But agree it has lost its USP in that everything is no longer £1. And it is competing with B&M, Home Bargains, Poundstretcher and cheap imported shite from Temu/Shein.

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Ved · 07/12/2025 13:04

Needmorelego · 07/12/2025 11:32

@Ved Poundstretcher never owned or had anything to do with Poundworld.
Completely separate companies.
They (Poundstretcher) have some stores called Bargain Buys.
Poundworld closed but the owners set up One Below. That has since been renamed One Beyond.

You're wrong.

Poundstretcher DO have a connection with Poundworld. And I know that Poundstretcher have some stores called Bargain Buys, (I already said that.) They took over some Poundworld Stores, and renamed them Bargain Buys, but they dropped the 'everything for a pound' thing.

I literally cannot keep having this conversation with you. You're wrong in what you are saying, but you're adamant that you're right.

I'll leave you to it. I'm done going back and forth with you now. Have a good day. I won't be responding to you again on this thread. This conversation is Iike trying to put the sun out by pissing on it.

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Needmorelego · 07/12/2025 11:39

@Ved what I meant all along was is someone is walking along a high street and they want to buy some toilet cleaner.
One side of the road has a shop called Poundland. The other side of the road has one called Poundstretcher.
Why would they assume one sells every for £1 and one doesn't?
A decade ago maybe but it hasn't been that way for many years when Poundland dropped the slogan.

Needmorelego · 07/12/2025 11:32

@Ved Poundstretcher never owned or had anything to do with Poundworld.
Completely separate companies.
They (Poundstretcher) have some stores called Bargain Buys.
Poundworld closed but the owners set up One Below. That has since been renamed One Beyond.

Needmorelego · 07/12/2025 11:29

@Ved I know that about Poundstretcher.
I've been shopping there since circa 1995 😂

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Ved · 07/12/2025 11:15

OonaStubbs · 06/12/2025 21:05

Poundland used to sell everything for £1 though. And now they don't. Whereas Poundstretcher never did.

This is what I've been saying. @Needmorelego you seem to be under the impression that Poundstretcher used to sell stuff for a pound. They have never done that. Poundstretcher have always had items for sale at various prices.

I think you are getting confused because they took over Poundworld about a decade ago - that DID sell everything for a pound, (not to be confused with Poundland,) and they renamed the Poundworld stores 'Bargain Buys.' However, they did not continue the Poundworld theme of 'everything for a pound.'

But yeah, Poundstretcher have never sold everything for a pound - ever.

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Needmorelego · 06/12/2025 21:37

Netcurtainnelly · 06/12/2025 21:31

They've has their day now.
Nothing strange about them closing. It was inevitable.

Nothing lasts forever.

They are a handy shop selling useful things though and are likely to have branches on small high streets unlike places like B+M which are frequently out of town retailers.
I live in London and have had so many convenient branches close down it's actually making it difficult for me to be able to buy basic household items easily.
I am really annoyed so many are gone/going.

Netcurtainnelly · 06/12/2025 21:31

They've has their day now.
Nothing strange about them closing. It was inevitable.

Nothing lasts forever.

Needmorelego · 06/12/2025 21:25

OonaStubbs · 06/12/2025 21:05

Poundland used to sell everything for £1 though. And now they don't. Whereas Poundstretcher never did.

That's my point - they used to but
they stopped so dropped the slogan.
It was years ago that it changed so regular customers can't possibly still be thinking that's "everything's a pound".

reallyffspeople · 06/12/2025 21:06

I use them a lot at Christmas time when I’m doing shopping for food banks. Sanitary products tend to be cheaper in there than boots etc.

OonaStubbs · 06/12/2025 21:05

Poundland used to sell everything for £1 though. And now they don't. Whereas Poundstretcher never did.

Needmorelego · 06/12/2025 19:40

Ved · 06/12/2025 19:30

Poundstretcher means your pound/your money will go further. They have never claimed to sell everything for a pound.

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You're missing my point.
Poundland used to market themselves as "everything's a pound" but stopped that slogan when it became impossible for them to sell everything at £1 - which was several years ago.
They kept the name "Poundland" but no longer made that claim.
So Poundland or Poundstretcher (or Poundworld when they were around) - none of those shop names are saying they only sell products for £1 so it seems odd that people will think one does but not the other.

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Ved · 06/12/2025 19:32

Londonrach1 · 06/12/2025 16:29

Sadly I think pound land has had its day. I remember it as a teenager. I do pop in occasionally but the supermarkets are cheaper and the till system is confusing.

I agree. I am not totally shocked that they are closing store after store after store... As I said in my first post and thread title.

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Ved · 06/12/2025 19:30

Needmorelego · 06/12/2025 15:33

They dropped the "everything's a pound" ages ago though.
The name "Poundland" can be interpreted as "a place where you go and spend your £s" - it hasn't advertised itself as "everything's a pound" for a long time.
People have managed to understand that "Poundstretcher" has different prices for the 40 odd years they've been around.

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Poundstretcher means your pound/your money will go further. They have never claimed to sell everything for a pound.

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BooseysMom · 06/12/2025 16:57

I think the clothes are great value. £4 for a t shirt that has kept its colour, the writing on the front hasn't faded and it hasn't shrunk. That's good value. I don't think much of anything else there though.

Londonrach1 · 06/12/2025 16:29

Sadly I think pound land has had its day. I remember it as a teenager. I do pop in occasionally but the supermarkets are cheaper and the till system is confusing.

Needmorelego · 06/12/2025 16:27

suburburban · 06/12/2025 16:26

Wonder how dollar tree is faring in USA, used to love shopping there

Doing ok I think....but products are costing more than a dollar now.
(from what I've read online.... never been to the states so never shopped there)

suburburban · 06/12/2025 16:26

Wonder how dollar tree is faring in USA, used to love shopping there

suburburban · 06/12/2025 16:25

PumpkinTwistyWindToots · 06/12/2025 14:23

Pound shops were big in the 90s and early 2000s. Do people have such little understanding of inflation that they still expect shops to be able to stock a wide range of quality products and sell them for £1 whilst making profit in 2025?!

Exactly

I still like it

Needmorelego · 06/12/2025 16:23

Boomer55 · 06/12/2025 16:00

Bucket shop selling tat. No great loss. 👍

Really?
Or normal shop selling normal things like Colgate Toothpaste, Crayola Crayons and Radox shower gel.
(3 random products that I just thought of)

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