Poundland 老板保证额外两周的时间以确保零售连锁店的生存
原文：Poundland owner secures two extra weeks to ensure retail chain’s survival
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美国投资公司戈登兄弟（Gordon Brothers）正在“谨慎”地考虑三名竞标者之一是否拥有足够的资金 商业直播 - 最新动态 Poundland 的所有者表示，在这家陷入困境的预算零售连锁店获得了两周的时间来达成交易后，它正在“谨慎地”考虑三名竞标者之一是否拥有足够的资金以确保其生存。 Poundland 的管理层采用了大约
Poundland owner secures two extra weeks to ensure retail chain’s survival
US investment firm Gordon Brothers is ‘taking due care’ to consider if one of three bidders has enough funds
Poundland’s owner has said it is “taking due care” to consider if one of three bidders had enough funds to ensure its survival after the troubled budget retail chain secured two more weeks to find a deal.
The management of Poundland , which employs approximately 12,000 people and operates 600 stores in the UK and Ireland, won approval from the high court for an extension of legal protection from creditors on Thursday morning.
Poundland’s board said it had sought the extra time “with a view to identifying the best available prospects for shareholders, creditors and our people”.
It added: “Our stores remain open as usual during this period and we thank our colleagues, suppliers and customers for their incredible and continued support.”
The retail chain’s owner, the US investment firm Gordon Brothers, has been under pressure to accept a bid for the company that would save retail jobs and protect thousands of suppliers since Poundland filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators two weeks ago.
A spokesperson for Gordon Brothers said on Thursday: “We support the board’s decision to extend the legal moratorium over the company by a further 10 working days. This brings additional stability amid an ongoing sale process in the backdrop of increasing cost pressures and a difficult inflationary economic environment.
“With this decision, we are today able to confirm to Poundland employees that funds will be released to allow payroll to be made in full this month, while additional funds continue to be released to support Poundland’s ongoing trading.
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Read more“We are in discussions with three parties for a sale of the whole business, and we have also received several offers from established high street retailers for significant parts of the business.
“While our preference remains a sale of the whole company, we are taking due care to ensure that any successful offer can provide the funds required to acquire the business and see it through to sustainable cash generation. We, the board, and all involved are working to secure a credible plan that delivers certainty, preserves value and protects as many jobs as possible.”
Gordon Brothers confirmed it had provided £85m of financing, understood to be via an asset-backed loan that Poundland has only partially used over the past year.
That financing is in addition to a £30m shareholder loan largely taken on by Gordon Brothers when it bought the business for a nominal £1 last year.
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Gordon Brothers fought back after MPs on Wednesday accused the Poundland owner of extracting millions of pounds from the retailer when it was on a “knife-edge”.
Documents provided to MPs showed the finance firm had taken close to £20m in interest payments and various fees, including those relating to store closures since acquiring Poundland.
Gordon Brothers said it had provided finance for Poundland “when no one else was willing to finance the company – and has contributed substantial efforts to support a turnaround.
“Had we not, the company would have collapsed into insolvency in August 2025. Our efforts have continuously focused on the company’s value and its people, not prioritising one over the other.”
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