Poundworld to start '˜closing down' sale amid fears over future of Portsmouth store
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Administrators at Deloitte have informed staff that Hilco will ‘help advise and support’ staff during the process.
It comes after 100 redundancies were made in Poundworld’s head office earlier this week.
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Hide AdIn a note sent to staff the company said: ‘It has been decided that stores are to commence ‘closing down’ sales. For clarity, this does not mean that stores will definitely close.
‘The administrators’ strategy remains the same; to continue to trade the business in order to realise the stock whilst seeking to secure a sales of the business, either in whole or part.
‘Please be assured that the Hilco team are very experienced retail consultants who, in many cases, have been through this process themselves.’
Poundworld has branches in London Road, Portsmouth, as well as in Gosport and Havant.
It is known whether any of these stores will close.
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Hide AdDeloitte is still considering bids for Poundworld’s assets, including sections of its store estate.
The retailer went into administration last week, putting a total 5,000 jobs at risk.
Announcing Poundworld’s administration last week, Deloitte said the firm was hit by falling footfall, rising costs and weak consumer confidence.
TPG said putting the business into administration was a ‘difficult decision’, and that the retailer was affected by a decline in the UK retail sector.