Two popular retailers in Eastleigh are facing tougher trading conditions thanks to today’s rise in VAT which saw the rate climb from 17.5% to 20%. Fixed price discount stores Poundland,which took over the Woollies site last year, and the ‘99p store’ at the Swan Centre will have to find ways to absorb the 2½ percent…
The tills were ringing once again in the towns former Woolworth store as Poundland gave shoppers a taste of TV soap razzamataz to celebrate it’s offical opening. As an instore DJ got the crowd bopping Emmerdale Farm’s Jeff Hordley AKA ‘nasty’ Caine Dingle declared the store open and signed autographs for star struck shoppers. Long…
After a year as Eastleigh’s biggest eyesore, Woolworth will be reopening as a branch of Poundland it has been announced. It will start trading in February and is currently advertising vacancies in the Job Centre. This is the second piece of good news this week for the towns 2000 job seekers. Yesterday the Daily Echo…
