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Emma Munbodh & Ben Turner-LE

Poundland is set to close 44 UK stores including in Merseyside

Poundland is set to close 44 stores including one in Merseyside.

Despite being allowed to trade as an essential retailer the discount giant said shops across the UK will go in to "hibernation" from Saturday, January 9 - reports the Mirror.

Poundland say the temporary closures are because of "a lack of footfall in those town centres and shopping centres".

Austin Cooke, Poundland’s retail director said: "We learned valuable lessons during the lockdown in March about how buying patterns change as people stick to government advice to stay at home.

"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.

"We hope this lockdown is short and we can re-open our hibernating stores as quickly as possible and we remain grateful for the vital support schemes available to us that help protect jobs."

One of the stores on the list includes its outlet at the Strand Shopping Centre, Bootle - the Mirror states.

Around 800 Poundland stores will remain open, the company said.

First 44 Poundland stores closing down

Newark, St Marks Place

Londonderry Ferryquay Street NI

Grantham, Isaac Newton Centre,

Kingston upon Thames Eden Walk

Mansfield Four Seasons SC

Harlow Harvey SC

Lowestoft Britten SC

Colchester Culver Street

Ipswich Sailmakers SC

Ayr High Street

Norwich Castle Mall

Workington Campbell-Savours Way

Newmarket, The Guineas SC

Carlisle Scotch Street

Luton 31 The Mall SC

Dumfries, Loreburne SC

Belfast Castlecourt SC NI

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Glasgow Union Street

Newry Buttercrane SC NI

Falkirk Howgate SC

Enniskillen Erneside SC NI

Edinburgh Princes Street

Newry Quays SC NI

Perth St Johns SC

Inverness High Street

Cardiff 121 Queens Street

Kirkcaldy Mercat SC

Bridgwater Angel Place SC

Cramlington Manor Walks SC

Burnley: 82 Charter Walk SC

Middlesbrough: Captain Cook Square SC

Preston: Fishergate Centre

Durham: Riverwalk SC

Rochdale: Exchange SC

Beverley: Flemingate SC

Chester: Frodsham Street

Farnham: The Borough

Bootle: Strand Shopping Centre

Fareham: Market Quay

Solihull: High Street

Fareham: Whiteley SC

Newcastle under Lyme: Castle Walk

Crewe: Market St

Brierley Hill: Merry Hill SC

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