Dispatches is the british tv current affairs documentary series on channel 4, first transmitted in 1987. Dispatches aired a report on channel4 on monday 25 june which highlighted the plight of homeowners finding it hard to meet the monthly repayments on their mortgages and were faced with repossession. With stores nationwide, theres a conveniently local poundland for everyone. I understand that they are told to do certain tasks and to in force the new rules reguarding the covid 19 but it would be a lot nicer expeirence if the staff spoke to u like they wish to be. Dispatches is a british current affairs documentary programme on channel 4, first broadcast on 30 october 1987. Poundland london store finder find all of the poundland stores in london. Dispatches takes a closer look at the stores promising luxury for less. We went to a new poundland store today and this is a few photos i took while there hope this works this is the first time that ive tryed to make a video out of pixs. We have 1 episodes of trouble in poundland in our archive. I go in poundland most days and generally speaking they are very good value. With a new store opening on average every five days, its pretax profits are up an astonishing 50% in a year. Dispatches the secrets of your supermarket shop youtube. Poundland investigated channel 4 dispatches business.
To find a store, simply enter a town name, city or postcode into the search box below. It seems deptford high street has inspired the channel 4 dispatches team with more than one idea for their investigations, the last one being britains high street gamble aired on 6 august. Throughout this report, we refer to poundland and 99p collectively as the parties. Channel 4 dispatches reveals cheap british clothing scandal channel 4s dispatches reveals cheap british clothing scandal as factory workers are paid less than half of the national living wage. The retailer said it would roll out frozen and chilled food to 60 stores in the. Watch your favourite shows online, from channel 4, e4, all 4 and walter presents.
Poundland announce prices are going up but firm promises. Secrets of poundland, where it accused the retailer of shrinking products in order to maximise profits. In some cases, up to 125% of the value of the property had been borrowed. I went to deptford to set up my own pound shop, as part of a channel 4 dispatches programme, to try to work out what it is about poundland that has made it so successful. Opening hours for poundland in windsor opening times nearby. Channel 4s dispatches exposes unsafe and underpaid. Opening hours for poundland in harpenden opening times. Its that time again, come along with me for a wander around my local poundland. This time, our brand new poundland will be one of many branches featured in their new episode going out this monday 17 september at 8pm. Dont make unnecessary trips and not further than needed. After the deal was agreed, poundland converted 235 stores to its own brand and sold or.
This is similar to a loaf of 600g bread in the pound store, where. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a. In september last year channel 4 broadcast, dispatches. Channel 4 dispatches mon 30th jan, channel 4, 8pm comments are subject to our community guidelines, which can be viewed here. In the dispatches investigation, harry wallop asks how poundland sells so cheaply, yet makes so much money.
Dispatches secrets of the discount stores trail channel 4. As other high street retailers struggle for survival, discount leader poundland is booming. Poundland has announced that shoppers in the region will be able to buy frozen and chilled foods from its stores. Channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. Doing all we can to support our colleagues and their communities through unusual times. An undercover reporter spent four weeks at an amazon warehouse, but. Dispatches the secrets of poundland the student room. Dispatches poundland investigation by george macdonald 20120918t11. Harry wallop is a features writer for the daily telegraph, having previously been its awardwinning consumer affairs editor and retail editor.
Poundland gives dispatches fouryear high by jake kanter 20120918t10. In this dispatches investigation, harry wallop asks how poundland sells so cheaply, yet makes so much money. In this dispatches investigation, harry wallop asks how. Harry wallop sets up his own store on deptford high street to show that size matters when it comes to bargains. The programme covers issues about british society, politics, health, religion, international current affairs and the environment, and often features a mole inside organisations under journalistic investigation. According to 2017 figures, of the top five most watched episodes of channel 4s dispatches in its current format, four were about highstreet shops and all five explored household brands. The poundland sticky foam stuff is rubbish though the sticky bit goes dry after a few months. The secrets of amazon barely lifts the lid comment. And following channel 4s dispatches on poundland in september. Poundland slashes prices to 97p in four stores to beat. Channel 4 s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. The barclays interest rate scandal, unimaginable bonuses and insurance misselling put the banking sector in the spotlight. Secrets of poundland in 2012, secrets of your supermarket shop in 20, the secrets of sports direct in 2015, aldis supermarket secrets in 2015, and.
Harry regularly presents channel 4s dispatches programmes including secrets of sports direct and secrets of poundland which both achieved record ratings. I watched this documentary earlier on 4od about poundland and how it might not be all its cracked up to be. Channel 4 dispatches reveals cheap british clothing scandal. Trouble in poundland is a tv show on british national television from itv1 with an average rating of 3. A 2012 channel 4 dispatches documentary, secrets of poundland, exposed how. Secrets of poundland in 2012, secrets of your supermarket shop in.
Here you can find where the closest store is located as well as opening hours for stores and points of interest in london, birmingham, manchester and all other towns in the uk. That the question a poundworld manager hears most often is. Britains cheap clothes channel 4 dispatches is on tv. How did a budget store flogging cheap tat grow so huge. Chris tries to convince poundstretchers owner, aziz, to stop stocking unusual and niche products. What right do channel 4 have to set up a store down the road to try. Dispatches is channel 4s awardwinning investigative current affairs programme. And chris meets inspirational members of staff at a store in bolton thats earmarked for closure. Poundland agrees to buy rival 99p stores business the. Find your nearest poundland location with our store locator. C4 dispatches explores the uks endemic event ticketing fraud.
Harry also presented the 8 part channel 4 series shop secrets. From shrinking toblerones to a price row between tesco and marmite, dispatches investigates brexits impact on the prices and. The first pilot store opened in december 1990 following numerous rejections by landlords who had reservations about allowing a singleprice store to operate, fearing it could adversely affect the local competition. Why britain is hooked on supermarket tv new statesman. Channel 4s dispatches programme investigates how the big four supermarkets have slashed prices as they aim to compete with the german discounters, which are proving increasingly popular with shoppers. Secrets of poundland which achieved the second biggest audience for the programme. Went to poundland in the rhyl store today and was disgusted in how the staff were speaking to the customers shouting instruction at us that we r to follow. Find your nearest poundland store locations in united kingdom. A recent investigation by reporters working for the channel four show dispatches showed a vision of aldi that included heavily out of date goods and miserable employees. Opening hours nearby find opening hours for stores near by.
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