预算零售商Poundland(英镑)曾经以1英镑项目闻名,现在却以1英镑出售,因为它很难留住顾客。 Budget retailer Poundland, once known for £1 items, was sold for £1 as it struggles to retain customers.

沙龙·卡罗尔(Sharon Carroll),被称为“庞德兰夫人”,当物价上涨、质量下降时,停止在庞德兰购物。 Sharon Carroll, known as "Mrs Poundland," stopped shopping at Poundland when prices rose and quality fell. 这家预算零售商曾以1英镑项目出名, 以1英镑的价格卖给了美国公司戈登兄弟公司, 多达100家商店面临关闭的风险。 The budget retailer, once famous for £1 items, was sold for £1 to US firm Gordon Brothers, with up to 100 stores at risk of closing. Poundland试图通过将1英镑产品的范围扩大到近一半的供货品,赢得客户的回心转意,但面临其他商店的激烈竞争。 Poundland tried to win back customers by increasing its range of £1 products to nearly half its offerings but faced tough competition from other stores.