Poundland has announced where the axe is falling on 12 more of its stores with some 52 closures now announced – and 16 more to come
Poundland has announced the locations of 12 more shops which will all close in August including one in Birmingham at Erdington’s High Street (Image: Liam McBurney/PA Wire)
A troubled discount retail giant has confirmed the locations of 12 more store closures, including one in Birmingham.
Among the latest closures is the Poundland shop in Erdington’s High Street.
It will shut for the final time at the end of the month on Sunday, August 31.
The Erdington shop follows previously announced closures in Birmingham at Kings Heath ’s High Street, the Sheldon shop in Coventry Road and the Fort Poundland, also in the Erdington area
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The closures are part of the Walsall-headquartered firm’s ‘restructuring and recovery plan’ aimed at getting it back to growth.
Also announced as part of the latest closures are shops in Blackburn, Cookstown in Northern Ireland. Kimberley and Omagh outlets in Nottingham, Horsham in West Sussex, the Hull Holderness shop, Irvine in Scotland. Kettering, Shepherds Bush ion London, Southport in Merseyside and Taunton in Somerset.
Poundland said it has told staff members at the 12 newly announced closures of their fate this week.
It said the firm’s restructuring and recovery plan launched in June,and aims to address an ‘extended period of under-performance and deliver a financially sustainable operating model’.
Poundland’s Erdington High Street shop is one of 12 shops earmarked for closure in the firm’s latest restructuring announcement (Image: Google)
The changes will see some 68 store closures, with other shops closing when leases expire – like the one in Sutton Coldfield ’s Parade last September.
Poundland said it expects to have around 650 to 700 shops down from ‘around 800 today’.
The business has already announced the closures of 37 other shops in recent weeks, all set to close in August. With three more already closed Swiss Cottage on April 20, Chiswick on May 28 and Southampton West Quay on June 9.
Read more: Poundland shutting stores across UK ahead of 68 closures
Poundland’s retail director Darren MacDonald said the closure programme has the intention of securing the future of thousands of jobs and hundreds of stores.
He said: “When a store nearby closes, we understand how disappointing that is for customers, but nevertheless look forward to welcoming them to another Poundland store in the future.
“Work is underway to with colleagues through a formal consultation process in stores scheduled to close, exploring any suitable alternative roles.”
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Poundland said the court-sanctioned restructuring and recovery process that was launched in June applies to creditors in the UK.
It does not cover Poundland’s store operations in the Republic of Ireland and Isle of Man, where it trades as Dealz nor propose any changes for trade suppliers in both the UK and Republic of Ireland.
Poundland has now confirmed 52 of its 68 shops which are set to shut.
Full list of 49 Poundland stores set to close in August:
Store Location
Address
Customer Closure Date
Ammanford
Unit A3, Carregaman Road, Ammanford, SA18 3ED
10 August 2025
Birmingham Fort
The Fort Shopping Park, Birmingham, B24 9FP
Cardiff Valegate
Valegate Retail Park, Copthorne Way, Cardiff, CF5 6EH
Cramlington
Manors Walk Shopping Mall, Cramlington, NE23 6UT
Leicester
2 Charles Street, Epic House, Leicester, LE1 3JA
Long Eaton
Chapel Street, Long Eaton, Nottinghamshire, NG10 1EQ
Port Glasgow
Gallagher Shopping Park, Port Glasgow, PA14 5DX
Seaham
Unit 4 Byron Place, Seaham, SR7 7DR
Shrewsbury
Unit 4 Level 3 Darwin Shopping Centre, Shrewsbury, SY1 1PL
Tunbridge Wells
10-16 Grosvenor Road, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2AB
Bedford
34-38 Midland Road, Bedford, MK40 1PS
17 August 2025
Bidston Moss
Unit 8, Junction One Retail Park, Bidston Moss, Wallasey, CH44 2HE
Broxburn
122 East Main Street, Broxburn, EH52 5EQ
Craigavon
Unit 1C, Rushmere Retail Park, Rushmere, Belfast, BT64 1AA
Dartmouth
13 Victoria Road, Dartmouth, TQ6 9RT
East Dulwich
29-35 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, SE22 8EW
Falmouth
40-41 Market Street, Falmouth, TR11 3AJ
Hull St Andrews
Unit 11 St Andrews Retail Park, Hull, HU3 4EH
Newtownabbey
Unit 4A, Longwood Retail Park, Longwood Road, Newtownabbey, BT37 9UF
Perth
Unit 8A, St Catherine’s Retail Park, Perth, PH1 5XQ
Poole
Units 16-17 Falkland Square, The Dolphin Centre, Poole, BH15 1ER
Sunderland
Unit B, Pallion Retail Park, Sunderland, SR4 6TY
Stafford
Unit 2, Queens Retail Park, Old Rickerscote Lane, Stafford, ST17 4SU
Thornaby
12 Vale House, Pavillion Shopping Centre, Thornaby, TS17 9FD
Worcester
15-21 High Street, Worcester, WR1 2QE
Brigg
Cary Lane, Brigg, DN20 8EY
24 August 2025
Canterbury
Unit 2A, Marshwood Close Retail Park, Canterbury, CT1 1DX [1]
Coventry
63 Hertford Street, Coventry, CV1 1LB
Newcastle
Unit 15-18, Killingworth Centre, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE12 6YT
Kings Heath
74-76 High Street, Kings Heath, B14 7JZ
Peterborough
Unit 19, Orton Gate Shopping Centre, PE2 5TD
Peterlee
32 Yoden Way, Castle Dene Shopping Centre, Peterlee, SR8 1AL
Rainham
12 Rainham Shopping Centre, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7HW
Salford
Unit C Regent Retail Park, Ordsall Lane, Salford, M5 3TP
Sheldon
2192 Coventry Road, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 3JE
Wells
27-29 High Street, Wells, Somerset, BA5 2AA
Whitechapel
Units 2-5, 75 Whitechapel Road, London, E1 1DU
And now:
Blackburn
25 Church Street, The Mall Shopping Centre, Blackburn, BB1 5AF
31 August 2025
Cookstown
Unit 3, Orritor Retail Park, Orritor Road, Cookstown, BT80 8BH
Erdington
264-268 High Street, Erdington, Birmingham, B23 6SN
Kimberley
Kimberley Shopping Centre, 25 Greens Lane, Nottingham, NG16 2PB
Horsham
30 West Street, Horsham, RH12 1PB
Hull Holderness
Unit 8, Kingston Retail Park, Holderness Road, Hull, HU9 2AA
Irvine
Unit 16B, Rivergate Shopping Centre, Irvine, KA12 8EH
Kettering
Unit 1, 31-32 The Mall, Newlands Shopping Centre, Kettering, NN16 8JL
Omagh
9-11 Main Street Shopping Centre, High Street, Omagh, BT78 1BA
Shepherds Bush
Units 2-4 The Broadway, West 12 Shopping Centre, Shepherds Bush, W12 8PP
Southport
36-40 London Street, Southport, PR9 0TJ
Taunton
31 North Street, Taunton, TA1 1LW