Poundland, the low cost retail chain, seems heading in the right direction to be offered as its proprietor rues an “increasingly challenging” retail panorama within the UK.
Poland-based Pepco Group stated on Wednesday that it was inspecting all choices for the 825-strong chain, together with a sale.
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Final yr, the British discounter – which employs roughly 18,000 individuals – recorded €2bn (£1.7bn) of gross sales.
In December, Pepco revealed a £642m (€775m) cost to Poundland citing a number of main headwinds together with rising prices.
The corporate stated it was being made worse by the federal government’s hikes to employer nationwide insurance coverage contributions from April.
Chief govt Stephan Borchert instructed Reuters: “There are definitely interested parties for this business.”
He declined to touch upon the kind of curiosity, what stage talks had reached, or what Poundland was value, however stated he was assured its future can be determined by September this yr.
The corporate instructed buyers that the broader enterprise throughout central and japanese Europe, underneath the Pepco and Dealz manufacturers, was transferring away from fast-moving shopper items to concentrate on its higher-margin clothes and basic merchandise proposition.
Shares in Pepco Group rose by as much as 7.2%.
