30 new jobs for Burnley as Poundworld store opens

AROUND 30 new jobs are set to be created when a new retailer opens in Burnley next week.

National chain Poundworld has invested £250,000 in a new outlet in the town centre. The family-owned retailer is set to open a new store in the Charter Walk shopping centre on Thursday, August 20, at 10am.

The shop, which sells more than 5,000 products, all for £1, will be opening in the Mall area of the centre, which has been undergoing investment in the last year since being taken over by Addington Capital.

Chris Edwards Junior, trading director at Poundworld, said: “We’re really delighted to be opening our first store in Burnley, creating 30 new jobs. Busy shoppers can take advantage of the great location in order to stock up on our fantastic offers and brands.

“We look forward to welcoming customers, and we hope our new store will prove a big hit with savvy shoppers in Burnley.”

The Yorkshire-based firm, founded in 1997, is planning to open a further 20 stores across the UK before the end of 2012, to add to its existing 170 outlets.

It already has stores in Accrington, Blackburn, and Nelson.

Comments(13)

barryinthailand says...
7:15am Tue 31 Jul 12

I hear while they were looking for stock ready for the grand opening they were approached by Steve Kean who said he had 15 players for sale. However Poundworld refused the offer stating "we sell articles for one pound but still insist on quality goods, Mr Kean did not have the quality we required"

hi everyone says...
7:51am Tue 31 Jul 12

all 15 for a quid wow still being ripped off

gutterpress says...
8:23am Tue 31 Jul 12

Anyone remember the time it would have been "30 engineering jobs created when new factory opens"

Stuart Farquar says...
9:02am Tue 31 Jul 12

Poundland & Poundworld ? How quaint lol

Mister Red says...
10:08am Tue 31 Jul 12

Poundland and 99p shop next to each other? I smell "turf wars" brewing.

Noiticer says...
10:34am Tue 31 Jul 12

Yes, thirty low paid jobs created but is this cause for celebration or cause for despair? Is this the level NE Lancs now thinks is progress?

verbal discharge says...
11:08am Tue 31 Jul 12

Redbike wrote:
Quite fitting for the class of this small Yorkshire town.

I hear that 6 fingered gloves are expected to be flying off the shelf.
They already have a branch in inbredburn, so don't worry sunshine you'll still be able to buy your weekly groceries

2 for 5p says...
3:47pm Tue 31 Jul 12

Well if there a market for pound shops there's a market from them, somebody's bound to exploit it.
however don't complain when your non scum people stop coming to the town, when they are fed up with lack of choice , and fed up of watching the dregs of society buying CR*p from the pund shops.
If only town planners and councilors took a good hard look at towns that are sucessfull and tried to minic them.

darwenTower says...
5:23pm Tue 31 Jul 12

Another pearl of wisdom from tuppence ha'penny above.

If shops are stood empty what are the planners supposed to do?

They can't force other businesses to open up.

gazzandste says...
8:26pm Tue 31 Jul 12

Redbike wrote:
Quite fitting for the class of this small Yorkshire town.

I hear that 6 fingered gloves are expected to be flying off the shelf.
Is being thick a part of the inbred process. Burnley has never belonged to Yorkshire.

Redbike says...
11:06pm Tue 31 Jul 12

gazzandste wrote:
Redbike wrote:
Quite fitting for the class of this small Yorkshire town.

I hear that 6 fingered gloves are expected to be flying off the shelf.
Is being thick a part of the inbred process. Burnley has never belonged to Yorkshire.
Whoa - another live one!!!

Redbike says...
11:09pm Tue 31 Jul 12

gazzandste wrote:
Redbike wrote:
Quite fitting for the class of this small Yorkshire town.

I hear that 6 fingered gloves are expected to be flying off the shelf.
Is being thick a part of the inbred process. Burnley has never belonged to Yorkshire.
gazz and ste - lovers, brothers or both?

Treznor says...
12:17pm Thu 2 Aug 12

Just what Burnley needs... Another fecking pound shop!!!

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