1,000 jobs lost as Poundworld closes a further 80 stores - but Preston is unaffected
The closures are in addition to the 25 store closures announced on Tuesday (July 10), which resulted in 242 redundancies.
The administrator said the latest closures will not impact the potential sale of the remaining business, and that discussions with interested parties were ongoing.
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Hide AdJoint administrator Clare Boardman said: "Whilst we remain hopeful that a sale for part, or parts, of the business can still happen, it has not been possible to sell the business as a whole.
"We would like to thank all the employees for their continued support and commitment during this difficult time.
"We are keeping staff appraised of developments as they happen."
The company's stores in St George's shopping centre, Corporation Street and Deepdale retail park are not in the list of affected stores.
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Hide AdPoundworld has 335 stores across the UK, selling a vast range of products that are all priced at a pound.
It comes after founder Christ Edwards announced he was out of the running to rescue the retail giant.
He had previously tabled a deal to save 186 stores and 3,000 jobs.
These are the 80 Poundworld branches closing down:
Aberdeen
Banbury
Banbury
Bexley Heath
Birkenhead
Blackburn
Bloxwich
Blyth Bb
Bolton
Bolton
Breightmet
Bootle
Bradford
Bradford
Bristol
Bristol
Bude
Burton Upon Trent
Canterbury
Cardiff
Chelmsford
Chester
Corby
Coventry
Coventry
Cramlington
Dagenham
Darlington
Dewsbury
Fleet
Fulham
Gateshead
Glasgow
Gloucester
Greenock
Grimsby
Harlow
Harrogate
Havant
Hinckley
Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Inverness
Jarrow
Kings Lynn
Kirkby
Leeds Crown Point
Leeds Kirkgate
Leeds Kirkstall Road
Leicester
Leicester (Bb)
Liverpool
Livingston
Llanelli
Llantrissant
London Archway
Manchester
Merry Hill
Merthyr Tydfil
Middlesbrough
Northampton
Norwich
Nottingham
Portsmouth
Rotherham Duk
Seacroft (Leeds)
Selby
Sheffield
Shepherds Bush
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Slough
South Shields
Southport
St Albans
Stocksbridge
Sunderland
Sutton
Swinton
Watford
Wood Green