Poundland Abandons West Ealing Store
Branch on Broadway shuts less than five months after opening
Staff at the opening of the shortlived West Ealing Poundland. Picture: LinkedIn
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February 13, 2024
Discount retailer Poundland has closed its store in West Ealing less than five months after taking over the unit from Wilko.
The lease was acquired by PepCo, the holding company of Poundland, as part of the liquidation process last September.
Initially the move appeared to have been a success with a significant proportion of the former Wilko staff transferring over to the new operation.
A spokesperson for Poundland said, “I’m afraid we were unable to agree a long-term lease in West Ealing that allowed us to keep the store trading which is why it sadly closed last week.
“It goes without saying that we’re as disappointed as customers and colleagues are. Nevertheless, we have been able to find roles for all the colleagues at the store at nearby locations including our Ealing Broadway close by.”
Poundland has had a chequered history in the West Ealing area having closed a store here after the financial crisis in 2009 at the site which is now a Lidl and another store which it took over from a discount retailer next to Iceland which it shut in 2017.
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