FCA & Rules 28 October 2026, 11:03 GMT

Business secretary writes to Poundland owner as administration fears build

Trade Hub UK regulation desk (2026-10-28): Jonathan Reynolds has written to Gordon Brothers, which bought retailer for £1 last summer, to ‘establish the facts’The business secretary has written to the… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

By The Guardian

Jonathan Reynolds has written to Gordon Brothers, which bought retailer for £1 last summer, to ‘establish the facts’

The business secretary has written to the owner of Poundland amid fears that the cut-price retailer could collapse into administration, threatening to overshadow John Healey’s budget.

Sources said that Gordon Brothers, the US investment firm that bought the 600-store Poundland chain for £1 last summer, looks set to appoint administrators to the struggling retailer.

Source: The Guardian