Pepco (retailer)

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Pepco
Company type Private
Industry Retail
Founded2004;20 years ago (2004)
Headquarters Poznań, Poland
Number of locations
3500 (2024) [1]
Key people
Stephan Borchert (CEO)
Products consumer goods, clothing, DIY, electrical
Revenue€1.98bn (March 2024) [2]
OwnerPepco Group
Number of employees
25,000 (2024) [1]
Website pepco.eu
Pepco shop in a shopping center in Poznan, Poland Sklep Pepco w Poznaniu.jpg
Pepco shop in a shopping center in Poznań, Poland
Pepco store in a retail park in Bielawa, Poland Pepco.jpg
Pepco store in a retail park in Bielawa, Poland

Pepco is a Polish variety store chain with stores across Europe. It is part of the London headquartered and Polish listed 'Pepco Group' alongside sister brands Poundland and Dealz. [3] Pepco stores account for most of the group's stores with 3500 branches across Europe (out of a total of 4600), [1] and has replaced Dealz (in format and brand) completely in most European countries, except for Poland and Ireland. [1] [4]

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History

In 1999 the British retailer Brown & Jackson expanded into Poland, where they opened Poundstretcher stores in the country. [5] Following poor performance, B&J Poland was sold to South African firm Tradegro in 2002 and was taken over by Pepkor in 2004. Following the takeover, the business and stores were rebranded to Pepco. [6]

From 2013 onwards, Pepco began to expand into other European markets: [7] [8]

In 2023, the majority (79%) shareholder of Pepco, Steinhoff International was delisted and restructured in a plan to avoid bankruptcy following years of lawsuits and heavy losses after holes in the company's accounts were exposed in December 2017. [24] Any bankruptsy was however not expected to harm Pepco given its strong balance sheet and independent sources of finance. [25] Following the restructure 2023 Steinhoff's shareholding was transferred to the new entity Ibex Topco B.V. [26]

In Poundland and Dealz

Since 2023 Poundland and Dealz stores have been phasing out their own brand and previous "Pep&Co" branded products and clothing, replacing them with Pepco branded ranges. This transition was seen as a potential cause for a dip in like-for-like sales at the group in 2024 [27] [28]

In the United Kingdom, Pepco products are marketed as being "only at Poundland". [29]

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