Discount retailer Poundland, which has two shops in York, has announced plans for a stock market flotation next month which is expected to value the company at up to £750 million.
The chain has seen sales rise as squeezed consumers hunt for a bargain.
The retailer will now rub shoulders with some of the City’s most well-established names as it lists on the London Stock Exchange.
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