POUNDLAND PUTS SCOTTISH STORES INTO HIBERNATION
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Eight Scottish stores are among the 44 earmarked for temporary closure by Poundland. The budget retailer will put them into hibernation starting tomorrow.
The move comes after an 80% fall in footfall since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. The company confirmed that staff affected by the closures will be place on furlough.
The Scottish sites affected:
Ayr, High Street.
Dumfries, Loreburne Centre.
Glasgow, Union Street.
Falkirk, Howgate.
Edinburgh, Princes Street.
Perth, St Johns Centre.
Inverness, High Street.
Kirkcaldy, Mercat Shopping Centre.