According to advisors, the Pepco Group is said to be commissioned by Teneo to accompany the sale of the British budget chain of Poundland. If there is a sale, the 825 branches of the company could be at risk.
This message is followed by an investor: Interior presentation as part of the Capital Market Day last week, at which Pepcos CEO Stephan Borchert said, the company tested “actively various options for splitting up Poundland, including a possible sale”.
While Pepco is striving for a slimmer corporate structure to increase the value for the shareholders: inside, the group also explained that the positioning of Poundland in the “increasingly demanding British retail environment” had further deteriorated by tax changes to the local government. From April 2025, these changes will exert additional pressure on the retailer.
The most recent appointment of consultants: In a statement to the British newspaper The Telegraph, a spokesman for the Pepco Group confirmed that confirmed the plans for splitting. “We have started to work with consultants: inside who support us in this process”.
Poundland has proven to be a burden for PEPCO because challenging market conditions have led to sales declines in the past twelve months. In the first quarter of the current financial year, the retailer recorded a decline in sales of 7.3 percent – especially in the area of clothing and general merchandise.
Already at the beginning of 2025, the group of companies had initiated a review of the business and commissioned Alix Partner with the analysis. So far, neither potential buyers have been announced: indicated for Poundland nor information about the current company value.
Fashionunited has requested a statement from the Pepco Group.
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