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Poundland closes UK store today as six more branches to shut within days

UK budget high street chain Poundland is set to close more stores in England and Scotland this week in its latest wave of closures following over 50 shutting shop for good back in September last year

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Another blow for several UK high streets as a major chain closures shops (stock)(Image: Getty Images)

A major high street retailer with hundreds of branches across the UK is set to close one of its stores today (January 18).

Poundland's store in Dorchester will shut its doors for the final time this afternoon, but it is not the only branch that will be closing for good this week.

The budget chain is expected to shut six more stores within days in England and Scotland.

The closures comes after Poundland had already shut 57 stores by September and another 50 announced to close for good as leases expire or for other reasons.

Stores set to close within days are:

• Dorchester (January 18)
• Plymstock (January 20)
• Bearwood Smethwick (January 23)
• Cameron Toll, Edinburgh (January 20)
• Nottingham Eastpoint (January 22)
• Lymington, Hampshire (January 23)
• Christchurch, Dorset (January 23)

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Poundland are closing more branches this week (file)(Image: Getty)

The closures are not set to stop in January as Poundland has confirmed five stores will be closing in February. The branches included:

• Chichester (February 8)
• Feltham (February 8)
• Crayford (February 11)
• Chilwell in Nottingham (February 13)
• Urmston (February 16)

Speaking about closures back in December, Poundlands UK country manager Darren MacDonald said: We know how disappointing it is when we leave a store, but before we close our doors for a final time, were determined to say goodbye by offering even more amazing value to customers.

The special reductions, on top of the value we provide in every store, will help us leave locations were leaving with pride.

And when we close our doors, we look forward to welcoming customers to one of the hundreds of Poundland stores well continue to operate right across the UK.

[People outside the Poundland pound shop in the city centre on 27th June 2025 in Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom. Poundland is a British variety store chain founded in 1990 which once sold most items at the single price of 1, including clearance items and brands. The struggling brand, which is in competition with many other discount retailers, was recently sold for a nominal one pound to investment firm Gordon Brothers who are set to restructure it's offering and close many stores. (photo by Mike Kemp/In Pictures via Getty Images)]

Poundland said the closures were 'disappointing' in a statement last year (file)(Image: Mike Kemp, In Pictures via Getty Images)

Poundland was sold for 1 to investment firm Gordon Brothers in June.

It avoided entering administration after a restructuring plan was approved in the High Court in August, days before the company was due to run out of money.

Recovery efforts since have focused on simplifying the business, including by cutting stores but also by overhauling its pricing structure.

It is returning to a simple 1, 2 and 3 grocery pricing across all its UK shops with around 60% of grocery items priced at 1.

Simple pricing is also being rolled out across general merchandise and clothing ranges.

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