Yahoo Finance Poundland re-opens another 26 stores as retailers get ready to throw open their doors in June
Poundland is set to re-open another 26 stores this week.
The discount retailer said trade will resume in the stores again after 51 shops re-opened last week. Stores re-opening in London, include Hammersmith and Ilford.
The closed shops were largely where there was another Poundland nearby or where shopping centres found it difficult to remain open, the company added.
Managing director Barry Williams said: “As an essential retailer, we’ve continued to support customers in hundreds of towns – especially those who manage their budgets week-to-week and find it difficult to bulk buy.
“And our store colleagues have done much more than their day job. They’ve also played a vital role, delivering care packages to other frontline workers and those in need in their communities. But even though we’ve kept serving customers, we know we’re at our best as part of a vibrant thriving high street and that’s why we’re looking forward to our neighbours reopening in the coming weeks.
“Healthy town centres are the lifeblood of our economy and our communities. It may have been tough for many retailers before this crisis and it’s more important than ever that we make sure we encourage customers to say hi to their high streets as we return to business-as-unusual.”
Poundland said it was working closely with shopping centre landlords to reopen the last of its closed stores as soon as possible.
The reopened stores will have “robust” health and safety measures in place like all the stores that have remained open, it added.
These include door marshals, floor markers to help maintain social distancing, perspex screens at checkouts and no self-checkouts.
Poundland also said that staff will be expected to wash their hands every 20 minutes and key surfaces will be wiped down every hour.
