Poundland: Store set to close months after taking over former Sheffield Hillsborough Wilkos site

A Sheffield Poundland store is to close down, just months after taking over from a former Wilko store in the city.

The bargains chain moved into Wilko on Bradfield Road, in Hillsborough, after the collapse of the Worksop based company last year.

It re-opened on October 14, employing eight former workers. The discount chain said at the time that the shop would sell its signature grocery, household and general merchandise ranges.

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But a large blue sign on the shop window has today has announced the store will close its doors later this months, little more than six month after Poundland moved into the building. The sign stated: “Poundland. Sorry. We’re closing 20th April. Visit our website for other nearby stores.”

In a statement to The Star, the company confirmed that the closure of the Bradfield Road shop was permanent, and that they had been unable to arrange a long term lease for the building.