{
  "id": 1715203,
  "title": "Owner of Poundland exploring sale just a year after buying it for €1",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/18/owner-of-poundland-exploring-sale-just-a-year-after-buying-it-for-1",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-18T12:46:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Is Money",
    "slug": "this-is-money",
    "url": "https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-16061023/Owner-Poundland-exploring-sale-just-year-buying-1.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Gordon Brothers, which also owns Laura Ashley and LK Bennett, closed 200 shops after it bought the retailer last year. Poundland now runs around 600 shops and employs 12,000 staff.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}