The discount chain is currently undergoing major changes to its retail estate, aiming to reduce its total number of stores from around 800 to between 650 and 700. A total of 49 store closures have now been scheduled for August alone, with at least 68 closures expected in total.
The Blackburn store is part of the most recent wave of 12 closures to be added to Poundland’s cost-cutting plan. Other recent closures include branches in Birmingham, Coventry, Southport, Hull, and London.
Poundland’s parent company, Gordon Brothers, which acquired the chain earlier this year, described the changes as part of a “court-sanctioned restructuring and recovery plan” designed to return the business to a “financially sustainable operating model.”
Impact on Staff and Customers
Staff at the Blackburn location have been informed, and formal consultation processes are underway across all affected sites. The company says it will work to redeploy staff where possible, though many locations are expected to see redundancies.
While the Cobden Court branch has long served as a key tenant within The Mall, there are no current plans to open another Poundland in Blackburn, reflecting a national strategy of consolidation over expansion.
Nearby stores in Accrington, Preston and Burnley remain open for now.
Full List of 49 Poundland Stores Closing in August 2025
Below are all confirmed store closures, organised by announced customer closure dates:
Closing by 10 August 2025
- Ammanford – Carregaman Road, SA18 3ED
- Birmingham Fort – The Fort Shopping Park, B24 9FP
- Cardiff Valegate – Valegate Retail Park, CF5 6EH
- Cramlington – Manors Walk Shopping Mall, NE23 6UT
- Leicester – 2 Charles Street, LE1 3JA
- Long Eaton – Chapel Street, NG10 1EQ
- Port Glasgow – Gallagher Shopping Park, PA14 5DX
- Seaham – Byron Place, SR7 7DR
- Shrewsbury – Darwin Shopping Centre, SY1 1PL
- Tunbridge Wells – Grosvenor Road, TN1 2AB
Closing by 17 August 2025
- Bedford – Midland Road, MK40 1PS
- Bidston Moss – Junction One Retail Park, CH44 2HE
- Broxburn – East Main Street, EH52 5EQ
- Craigavon – Rushmere Retail Park, BT64 1AA
- Dartmouth – Victoria Road, TQ6 9RT
- East Dulwich – Lordship Lane, SE22 8EW
- Falmouth – Market Street, TR11 3AJ
- Hull St Andrews – St Andrews Retail Park, HU3 4EH
- Newtownabbey – Longwood Retail Park, BT37 9UF
- Perth – St Catherine’s Retail Park, PH1 5XQ
- Poole – The Dolphin Centre, BH15 1ER
- Sunderland – Pallion Retail Park, SR4 6TY
- Stafford – Queens Retail Park, ST17 4SU
- Thornaby – Pavillion Shopping Centre, TS17 9FD
- Worcester – High Street, WR1 2QE
Closing by 24 August 2025
- Brigg – Cary Lane, DN20 8EY
- Canterbury – Marshwood Close Retail Park, CT1 1DX
- Coventry – Hertford Street, CV1 1LB
- Newcastle – Killingworth Centre, NE12 6YT
- Kings Heath – High Street, B14 7JZ
- Peterborough – Orton Gate Shopping Centre, PE2 5TD
- Peterlee – Castle Dene Shopping Centre, SR8 1AL
- Rainham – Rainham Shopping Centre, ME8 7HW
- Salford – Regent Retail Park, M5 3TP
- Sheldon – Coventry Road, B26 3JE
- Wells – High Street, BA5 2AA
- Whitechapel (London) – Whitechapel Road, E1 1DU
Closing by 31 August 2025
- Blackburn – The Mall Shopping Centre, BB1 5AF
- Cookstown – Orritor Retail Park, BT80 8BH
- Erdington – High Street, B23 6SN
- Kimberley – Kimberley Shopping Centre, NG16 2PB
- Horsham – West Street, RH12 1PB
- Hull Holderness – Kingston Retail Park, HU9 2AA
- Irvine – Rivergate Shopping Centre, KA12 8EH
- Kettering – Newlands Shopping Centre, NN16 8JL
- Omagh – Main Street Shopping Centre, BT78 1BA
- Shepherds Bush – West 12 Shopping Centre, W12 8PP
- Southport – London Street, PR9 0TJ
- Taunton – North Street, TA1 1LW
