In May alone, the discount high street brand is set to lose six stores ... Gravesend – closed last week Clapham Junction Station, London – closed May 2 Belle Vale Shopping Centre, Liverpool ...

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Further store closures and job losses would come as a blow to the high street. Polish retail giant Pepco said it expects the sale of Poundland to complete by September. Last month, the parent ...