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Poundland has announced that the winner of its search for the retailer’s first ever gag writer is Andrew Timms from Leicester. Andrew, who wowed a Poundland audience at an impromptu performance at the alternative Festival Fringe at its Edinburgh store, has received £500 for taking on the mantle of jester-in-residence …

The British Home Enhancement Trade Association (BHETA)’s consultative meeting with UK kitchen knife suppliers on March 25 reached a consensus to back a proactive industry-wide ‘responsible retailing’ campaign. Leading kitchen knife suppliers including Taylor’s Eye Witness, Amefa, Fiskars, George East (housewares), Kuhn Rikon and Robert Welch Designs met BHETA housewares …

Discount chain Poundland has issued a statement saying that it ‘welcomes Asda’s announcement that they’ll join us in banning the sale of kitchen knives’. However, the discount chain adds, ‘we think other big retailers could join us’. On March 8 the supermarket multiple Asda announced it will remove single kitchen …

Poundland is set to completely remove kitchen knives from all of its 755 stores by the end of October – and has called on other high street retailers to follow suit. The discount chain said: “This removal is part of our existing commitment to be the first high street retailer …

Poundland is finalising plans to open stores at up to 20 large former Poundworld sites. The move follows the collapse of the Poundworld chain over the summer. Poundland expects to reopen the doors at most of the locations in October. It anticipates the move will create over 400 jobs – …

Since calling on bargain hunters to help shift its limited edition Donald Trump range of products, in light of the US president’s cancelled state visit to the UK, Poundland has confirmed that over 40,000 products have been sold nationwide. Chris Wall, trading controller of the 900-strong discount chain, said: “The …

Tesco has joined Poundland in pledging that it will accept round £1 coins for an extra week after they are taken out of circulation. The new 12-sided £1 coin became legal tender on March 28. Since then the round coin and the new coin have been in circulation at the …

As the deadline looms for Brits to empty their pockets and homes of round £1 coins, Poundland has today (Monday October 9) claimed that it will be the first retailer in the country to accept the old style coins after they are taken out of circulation. The new 12-sided £1 …

With Donald Trump’s rescheduled trip to the UK not happening any time soon, Poundland is calling on bargain hunters to help shift its new limited edition American range, which was purchased ahead of the US President’s proposed state visit. Thousands of Donald Trump masks, American flags and a range of …

High street discount chain Poundland has raised £3 million for its charity partner Macmillan Cancer Support. The collaboration between the retailer and the charity began in 2009 and was originally intended to run for one year. But, Poundland said, its colleagues and customers ‘took Macmillan Cancer Support to their hearts …