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.