Poundland’s £1 sale becomes headline reality after a wave of recent UK store closures, with the discount icon’s ownership shifting for the same price as its branding. The deal is set to be finalized in coming weeks, echoing the shop’s famously literal promise.

This on-the-nose transaction comes as Poundland’s future hangs in the balance, with bargain hunters eyeing the chain’s next move. As the UK’s cheapest shop lands new ownership, discount retail headlines deliver a surreal, almost poetic punchline—one coin, one legacy.