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  • TG Jones owner Modella pulls out of race to buy Poundland

    Retail

    TG Jones owner Modella Capital has pulled out of the race to buy Poundland but will still look to pick up some of its stores if a sale process collapses, City AM can reveal. The private equity firm, which also owns Flying Tiger, had expressed an interest in bidding for the entirety of Poundland but [...]

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  • Iceland eyes Poundland stores as buyers circle budget retailer

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    Iceland is interested in buying a limited number of Poundland stores in the event the troubled retailer’s owners cannot find a single buyer, City AM can reveal.  The discount supermarket will be on the lookout for a small number of shops if Poundland’s 600-store estate ends up being split apart, sources said. Iceland, which specialises [...]

  • B&M joins battle to ‘cherry pick’ Poundland stores in sale

    Retail

    Discount retailer B&M has joined the tussle to pick off select Poundland stores as its Boston-based owner Gordon Brothers eyes a rushed sale of the company. London-listed B&M European Value Retail is interested in acquiring a small number of Poundland stores, should the retailer be broken up if a buyer for the whole company is [...]

  • Poundland hits out at ‘speculation’ after union criticises owner

    October 14, 2026

    Poundland has hit out at the “speculation” engulfing the company’s sale after a retail workers’ union dubbed its US owner an “absolute disgrace”.  Usdaw, the union representing shop workers, said earlier this week that it has “deep concerns” about US investment firm Gordon Brothers’s sale of the business.  Bally Auluk, Usdaw’s national officer, claimed Poundland’s [...]

  • Poundland owner weighs break-up of retailer it bought for £1

    September 30, 2026

    A flurry of bids for just some of Poundland’s 600 shops could prompt Poundland to consider a break up of the retailer, City AM understands. US investment firm Gordon Brothers initially sought offers for the entirety of the business, but may instead opt to sell Poundland’s stores to a number of different buyers, sources told [...]

  • Poundland suitors tussle to buy £30m discount retailer

    September 25, 2026

    Several bidders will table offers for Poundland on Friday, as the owners of the discount retailer seek £30m for the company they bought for just £1.  Multiple suitors are expected to hand their bids to Gordon Brothers, which owns Poundland, as early as Friday, as the US investment firm rushes to complete a deal before [...]

  • Poundland owner could carve out Irish business in rush sale

    September 24, 2026

    Poundland’s owners are considering selling off the discount retailer and its Irish branch, Dealz, in two separate transactions, City AM has learned. Gordon Brothers, which bought Poundland and Dealz only a year ago, is sounding out interest in the two retailers in hopes of completing a deal before the busy Christmas trading period. This process [...]

  • Poundland owners rush to sell discount retailer before Christmas

    September 2, 2026

    The owners of Poundland are racing to find a buyer for the discount retailer ahead of the all-important Christmas trading period, having already received interest from suitors.  Gordon Brothers, who bought Poundland only a year ago, have appointed advisors Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) to sound out interest in the company after several parties approached the [...]

  • Poundland loss doubles as discount retailer nears sale

    August 24, 2026

    Poundland nearly doubled its loss amid a drastic downturn which pushed the discount retailer to post a “challenging set of numbers” last year. The retailer slumped to an £85.2m pre-tax loss in the year to September, nearly doubling the previous year’s £45.4m, its latest filings have revealed.  This loss came in the run-up to Poundland’s [...]

  • Poundland owner eyes sale one year after takeover

    August 18, 2026

    The owner of Poundland is weighing up a sale of the discount retailer only one year after snapping it up for just £1.  Gordon Brothers, a Boston-based investment firm, is in talks with advisers over launching a potential auction for the retailer – which is in the midst of a drastic restructuring. The sale would [...]

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