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Poundland
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Poundland Limited is a British variety store chain founded by Dave Dodd and Steven Smith in 1990, originally selling all of its items at the single price of £1.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Poundland Limited
- Company.logo
- File:Poundland logo 2024.jpg
- Company.logo_caption
- Logo used since 2024.
- Company.type
- Private
- Company.key_people
- Barry Williams (CEO)
- Company.industry
- Retail
- Company.products
- Groceries, consumer goods, DIY, electrical
- Company.revenue
- £1.31 billion (2016)
- Company.operating_income
- £56.9 million (2016)
- Company.net_income
- £12.0 million (2016)
- Company.num_employees
- 18,000 (2016)
- Company.parent
- Gordon Brothers
- Company.locations
- 825 (2025)
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Poundland | Amazing value every day
Shop amazing value every day at Poundland. Discover low prices on household essentials, groceries, homeware, health & beauty, and more online and in-store.
poundland.co.uk →Link to the official site · 4,897 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- enterprise
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Headquarters
- Willenhall
- Owned by
- Steinhoff International
- Industry
- retail
- Legal form
- private company limited by shares
- Official website
- www.poundland.co.uk
- Image
- Poundland, Belfast, June 2010.JPG
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- inception
- 1990-04-00
- Commons category
- Poundland
- product or material produced
- grocery store
- social media followers
- 121747
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Encyclopedic overview
27 sectionsContents
- History
- 1990s: Formation and early history
- Early to mid-2000s: Expansion and management buyout
- Late-2000s: Economic recession
- 2010s
- 2020s
- Business operations
- Sales strategy
- Products offered
- Customers
- Corporate affairs
- Competition
- Store expansion
- Financial performance
- International operations
- Museum
- Criticism and litigation
- Value for money
- Environmental concerns
- Health and safety
- Pest infestation
- Remembrance poppies
- Advertising and commercial campaigns
- Cease and desist from Mothercare
- See also
- References
- External links
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