Last month, Poundland bought up to 71 Wilko stores from administrator PwC following the collapse of the high street chain.
Poundland has offered jobs to more than 200 former Wilko workers as it continues to open stores bought by administrators for the collapsed retailer.
No workers were directly transferred to Poundland as part of the rescue deal, but the discount chain encouraged former Wilko staff to apply for roles and said it would “prioritise” them for positions at the stores.On Tuesday, Poundland said it had made job offers to more than 200 former Wilko staff, with that “number increasing day-by-day”.
Rescued stores in Melton Mowbray, Matlock, Chepstow, Nottingham, Worcester, Ellesmere Port, Brigg, Redruth, Ferndown and Pontypool are to open on Saturday October 7. “But they worked hard because we meant what we said about moving quickly to create jobs for Wilko colleagues.
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