Poundland is launching online shopping after buying rival Poundshop.com

By Hiyah Zaidi
Published 2nd Mar 2022, 10:20 BST
Updated 2nd Mar 2022, 10:20 BST
44 UK stores will be temporarily hibernated (Photo: Shutterstock)44 UK stores will be temporarily hibernated (Photo: Shutterstock)
44 UK stores will be temporarily hibernated (Photo: Shutterstock)

Customers of Poundland will be able to purchase items online for the first time after the company completed its takeover of online discounter, Poundshop.

The bargain retailer said the acquisition is part of a wider ‘transformation of Poundland’ that will launch a national roll-out of its own online store.

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What is Poundshop.com?

Poundshop.com was founded in 2014 and has almost 400,000 customers across the UK.

The online store employs 65 workers at its distribution hub in Wednesbury, West Midlands, and has said all jobs will remain protected under the new ownership.