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Poundland to Shut All UK Stores on Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day

The retailer says the break rewards colleagues during a Gordon Brothers-led restructuring.

Overview

  • Every employee will receive a booklet of vouchers worth £25 in November for use in stores during December and January 2026.
  • Country manager Darren MacDonald praised staff commitment after what he called one of the business’s most challenging years.
  • Poundland was sold to investment firm Gordon Brothers for £1 in June as part of a rescue that kicked off a restructuring plan.
  • The chain projects a smaller estate of roughly 650–700 stores over time, down from about 800 at the start of the programme.
  • Ongoing closures concentrate on sites at lease expiry with clearance sales, which the company says supports securing thousands of jobs.