Poundland will be opening its doors to the region's newest store this weekend.
The new branch, at Arnison Centre, Pity Me, Durham, will open on Saturday 4 December.
Occupying the former Outfit store at the retail centre, Poundland Durham has created 25 new jobs in the city.
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At nearly 8,000 square feet, the new store has all of the most up-to-date Poundland initiatives, including PEP&CO clothing and homeware.
Poundland at Durham Arnison also becomes only the second store in the region to offer chilled and frozen food as part of project Diamond Ice.
The only other store is at Consett, also in County Durham.
Poundland’s retail and transformation director, Austin Cooke, said: “The Arnison Centre is a great location for our new Durham store and a welcome addition to our network of stores across County Durham including the Durham Riverwalk store in the city. ”
Poundland opened its first store 31 years ago in Burton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, and now has more than 850 stores in the the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
