Poundstretcher

Poundstretcher Limited is a British variety store chain, founded in 1981 by Paul Appell and Stephen Fearnley.

After selling Poundstretcher to Philip Harris, founders Paul Appell and Stephen Fearnley acquired control of a failing retail business, United News Shops, which they managed to revitalise.

[5] In 1995 Pepkor, South Africa's largest retailer, acquired a controlling stake in Brown & Jackson plc and refinanced it.

[15][16][17] In 2018, after Poundworld was shut down, Poundstretcher began to open former stores under the Bargain Buys brand name, which was previously used by the former company.

[18] In August 2018, Channel 4 broadcast Saving Poundstretcher which focused on former Poundworld owner Chris Edwards's attempts to revitalise the chain.

Poundstretcher in Kentish Town , London, showing a blue shopfront with a different logo
An example of a location operating a larger format in 2010 as 'Poundstretcher Extra'. This format would later be replaced by the Bargain Buys brand.