‘A fiver is the new quid’ – can the new Only5Pounds shop meet my Christmas shopping needs?
‘Hello darling, back again, still buying,” says Sharon, cheerfully, to Vinod, the manager at Only5Pounds in Northampton. It has only been open a week and this is the third time Sharon has been in. Today she is getting a dog bed; for her dog, obviously. It costs £5, also obviously, although people do still ask, says Vinod.
A fiver is the new quid – you read it here first. And the high street is the new internet … maybe (and actually this is Abington Street). Anyway, following the collapse of Poundworld this year, Only5Pounds – until now only online – is bucking the trend and has opened a physical shop. Early days, but this morning it’s busy. The plan is to open another 100 stores selling things for the home and kitchen, DIY stuff and a few toys, over the next three years.
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