Poundland has taken over online discounter Poundshop meaning its customers will be able to buy goods over the internet. It's all part of a 'transformation of Poundland' that will see a national roll-out of its own online store.
It had first trialled online shopping in 2021 and ran a trial in Birmingham, Walsall and then all the Midlands and parts of South Yorkshire. On Tuesday, bosses said the next stage is the expansion is to launch Pep&Co clothing and homewares beyond the UK - offering a Dealz online service in The Republic of Ireland.
Poundshop.com was founded in 2014 and has almost 400,000 customers across the UK, The Mirror reports. It employs around 65 workers at its distribution centre in Wednesbury, West Midlands. All jobs will remain protected under the new ownership.
