List of Poundland shops temporarily closing for lockdown 3

Discount retailer Poundland is set to temporarily close 44 of its branches due to the latest lockdown.

The chain said certain stores will be placed into “hibernation” from January 9. The vast majority of its remaining sites will remain open.

Poundland is classified as an ‘essential’ retailer here, but high street footfall is set to be weak across the UK this month due to the covid-19 lockdown.

Austin Cooke, Poundland’s retail director, said: “Putting a small number of stores into hibernation helps protect them for the long term and focus our attention on the majority of stores that remain open to serve their neighbourhoods."

Cooke added: “We hope this lockdown is short and we can reopen our hibernating stores as quickly as possible and we remain grateful for the vital support schemes available to us that help protect jobs.”

These are the shops that are set to temporarily close:

– Newark, St Marks Place;

– Grantham, Isaac Newton Centre;

– Mansfield, Four Seasons Shopping Centre;

– Lowestoft, Britten Shopping Centre;

– Ipswich, Sailmakers Shopping Centre;

– Norwich, Castle Mall;

– Newmarket, The Guineas Shopping Centre;

– Luton 31, The Mall Shopping Centre

– Belfast, Castlecourt Shopping Centre NI;

– Newry, Buttercrane Shopping Centre NI;

– Enniskillen, Erneside Shopping Centre NI;

– Newry, Quays Shopping Centre NI;

– Inverness, High Street;

– Kirkcaldy, Mercat Shopping Centre;

– Cramlington, Manor Walks Shopping Centre;

– Middlesbrough, Captain Cook Square Shopping Centre;

– Durham, Riverwalk Shopping Centre;

– Beverley, Flemingate Shopping Centre;

– Farnham, The Borough;

– Fareham, Market Quay;

– Fareham, Whiteley Shopping Centre;

– Crewe, Market St;

– Londonderry, Ferryquay Street NI;

– Kingston upon Thames, Eden Walk;

– Harlow, Harvey Shopping Centre;

– Colchester, Culver Street;

– Ayr, High Street;

– Workington, Campbell-Savours Way;

– Carlisle, Scotch Street;

– Dumfries, Loreburne Shopping Centre;

– Glasgow, Union Street;

– Falkirk, Howgate Shopping Centre;

– Edinburgh, Princes Street;

– Perth, St Johns Shopping Centre;

– Cardiff, 121 Queen Street;

– Bridgwater, Angel Place Shopping Centre;

– Burnley, 82 Charter Walk Shopping Centre;

– Preston, Fishergate Centre;

– Rochdale, Exchange Shopping Centre;

– Chester, Frodsham Street;

– Bootle, Strand Shopping Centre;

– Solihull, High Street;

– Newcastle under Lyme, Castle Walk;

– Dudley, Merry Hill Shopping Centre

The retailer said any furloughed  staff will retain their benefits.