Poundland closing all 800 UK stores for two days this December

The discount retailer volition beryllium shutting its stores connected some Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year. Alongside this, Poundland is besides closing its stores connected New Year's Day adjacent twelvemonth too

Poundland has confirmed that it volition beryllium closing each of its high street stores for 2 days this December.

The discount retailer volition beryllium shutting its stores connected some Christmas Day and Boxing Day this year. Alongside this, Poundland is besides closing its stores connected New Year's Day adjacent twelvemonth too. The retailer says the closures let its workers to person a "well-deserved break" implicit the festive period.

Poundland has not said it would beryllium closing stores earlier connected Christmas Eve truthful mean opening hours volition apt beryllium successful place. So, earlier you sojourn a Poundland store implicit the festive season, you should double-check the opening hours to debar a wasted journey. Poundland has implicit 800 stores successful the UK and successful Ireland - each of which volition beryllium affected by this announcement - and employs implicit 18,000 people.

To assistance with Christmas demand, Poundland is looking to prosecute implicit 1,000 radical for temporary, seasonal roles this twelvemonth crossed the UK and Ireland. These contracts volition tally until Christmas Eve, with immoderate being extended until aboriginal January. To springiness workers a spot of a helping manus this year, Poundland is doubling its unit discount connected weekends, and each idiosyncratic volition besides get a £25 voucher to walk successful store. Those funny tin use done the chain's vocation website to find retired more.

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Simon Wells, radical manager astatine Poundland said: "We person superb colleagues present astatine Poundland & Dealz who enactment incredibly hard passim the year, bringing our brands to beingness each time and supporting our customers. But we cognize they each peculiarly radiance astatine Christmas, bringing the magic to our stores that our customers cognize and love. We’re delighted to beryllium capable to enactment them with a well-earned remainder erstwhile the festive play is over.”

Other retailers person besides started to denote their vacation opening hours with supermarket chains Aldi and Waitrose confirming that they volition beryllium closing their stores connected Boxing Day. John Lewis, The Range and Wilko person besides said it volition adjacent branches connected the time aft Christmas.

Last year, dozens of chains crossed the country, including Aldi, Iceland, John Lewis, Marks and Spencer, Lidl, and Poundland, decided to set their opening hours. Others opted to run with reduced hours instead, including Sainsbury's, Primark, Morrisons, and Tesco.