Zeynep Demir Aslim/Shutterstock September 12, 2023 Wilko: what insolvency really means for the budget retailer and why its competitors are surviving (for now) John Wood, Lancaster University The budget retail chain was hoping for a white knight but now it looks like the business will be split among companies including its main high street rivals.
ff b aee c o. Dauvit Alexander/Flickr July 11, 2016 Poundland’s troubled merger puts it in play for South African buyer John Colley, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick The time may be ripe for a South African raid on the UK’s discounted high street.
Poundland: now a staple of the British high street. www.shutterstock.com September 24, 2015 Why pound shops are good news for your high street Gordon Fletcher, University of Salford The unstoppable spread of budget stores is an emotive topic, but they can bring fresh life to town centres