<p>挣扎中的折扣连锁店 Poundland 正准备调用数百万英镑的紧急融资，以应对令人担忧的交易下滑。</p>
<p>该零售商将很快开始提取由其前所有者 Pepco 授予的 3000 万英镑透支额度。</p>
<p>这家波兰公司同意在将业务转让给新投资者的最后一刻提供资金。</p>
<p>该连锁店在夏季被专注于困境投资的 Gordon Brothers 救助，作为法院批准的重组计划的一部分，这一计划为其关闭大量亏损门店铺平了道路。</p>
<p>据报道，总部位于波士顿的投资公司以 1 英镑收购了 Poundland，这笔交易保护了在英国 825 家门店中雇佣的 16000 名员工中的大多数。</p>
<p>根据协议条款，Pepco 同意向其前子公司提供大量资金，包括立即提供 3000 万英镑的贷款和另外 3000 万英镑的透支债务。</p>
<p>Gordon Brothers 随后关闭了 Poundland 的两个仓库和 68 家表现最差的门店，以推动零售商的盈利能力，导致 2000 多个工作岗位面临风险。</p>
<p>然而，Poundland 的困境在整个行业节日销售普遍下滑的背景下加剧。</p>
<p>Sensormatic 的新数据显示，12 月 23 日英国高街的店铺访问量同比下降了 13%，这通常是全年最繁忙的购物日之一。</p>
<p>根据英国工业联合会的调查，零售商们现在也预计 1 月份的销售将进一步下降，该调查显示老板们的预期处于 2021 年 3 月以来的最低水平。</p>
<p>Gordon Brothers 在最近几周通知 Pepco 希望提取信贷额度，因为交易未能达到预期，导致流动性紧缩。</p>
<p>Poundland 计划分两个阶段获取紧急资金，第一笔款项将在 1 月份提取，随后在今年晚些时候再次提取。</p>
<p>据悉，Pepco 最初对这一请求表示抵制，进一步引发了对 Poundland 生存前景的担忧。</p>
<p>然而，在一次董事会会议上达成了一项协议，缓解了对其近期未来的担忧。</p>
<p>一批顾问监督了这些提案。Gordon Brothers 在接管后不久就从 AlixPartners 引入了一支法务会计师团队，以仔细监控 Poundland 的现金流。</p>
<p>Poundland 的董事会已聘请来自 FRP Advisory 的专门企业融资专家来观察业绩。</p>
<p>根据 Gordon Brothers 实施的重组计划，该预算连锁店预计到明年 2 月将关闭约 130 家门店。</p>
<p>在被列为关闭的门店中，已启动清仓销售，范围广泛的库存降价幅度高达 40%。</p>
<p>本周早些时候，Poundland 宣布将在圣诞节、节礼日和新年当天不营业，继续优先考虑员工的福祉而非销售。</p>
<p>Poundland 的一位发言人表示：“重组计划解锁了我们所需的财务支持，给了我们足够的空间来实施我们的恢复计划。我们继续得到 Gordon Brothers 和我们前所有者 Pepco 的全力支持。”</p>
<p>“我们的门店状态是近年来最好的状态——库存充足，商品陈列良好，服务客户。”</p>
<p>“当然，还有很多工作要做，但我们对过去几个月的进展感到满意，因为我们正在使业务回到正轨。”</p>
<p>Pepco 拒绝置评。</p>

<p>挣扎中的折扣连锁店 Poundland 将动用来自前任所有者 Pepco 的 3000 万英镑透支，以应对圣诞交易的显著下滑。这笔紧急融资是 Pepco 将业务转让给新投资者交易的一部分</p>

<p>Struggling discount chain Poundland is preparing to call on millions of pounds in emergency financing to combat a worrying slump in trading.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>挣扎中的折扣连锁店 Poundland 正准备调用数百万英镑的紧急融资，以应对令人担忧的交易下滑。</p>
</div><p>The retailer will soon begin drawing down on a £30m overdraft granted by its previous owners, Pepco.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该零售商将很快开始提取由其前所有者 Pepco 授予的 3000 万英镑透支额度。</p>
</div><p>The Polish company agreed to provide the capital in a last-ditch deal to offload the business to new investors.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这家波兰公司同意在将业务转让给新投资者的最后一刻提供资金。</p>
</div><p>The chain was rescued in the summer by distressed investment specialist Gordon Brothers as part of a court-sanctioned restructuring plan that paved the way for it to close scores of loss-making stores.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>该连锁店在夏季被专注于困境投资的 Gordon Brothers 救助，作为法院批准的重组计划的一部分，这一计划为其关闭大量亏损门店铺平了道路。</p>
</div><p>It reported that the Boston-based investment firm acquired Poundland for £1, a deal that protected most of the 16,000 staff employed across 825 UK stores.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>据报道，总部位于波士顿的投资公司以 1 英镑收购了 Poundland，这笔交易保护了在英国 825 家门店中雇佣的 16000 名员工中的大多数。</p>
</div><p>Under the terms of the agreement, Pepco agreed to provide its former subsidiary with substantial funds, including an immediate £30m loan and a separate £30m debt tranche in the form of an overdraft.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据协议条款，Pepco 同意向其前子公司提供大量资金，包括立即提供 3000 万英镑的贷款和另外 3000 万英镑的透支债务。</p>
</div><p>Gordon Brothers subsequently shut two of Poundland’s warehouses and 68 of its worst-performing stores in a push to boost the retailer’s profitability, putting more than 2,000 jobs at risk.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Gordon Brothers 随后关闭了 Poundland 的两个仓库和 68 家表现最差的门店，以推动零售商的盈利能力，导致 2000 多个工作岗位面临风险。</p>
</div><p>However, Poundland’s struggles have intensified amid a broader slump in festive sales across the sector.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>然而，Poundland 的困境在整个行业节日销售普遍下滑的背景下加剧。</p>
</div><p>New figures from Sensormatic show that store visits across the UK high street were down 13pc year-on-year on Dec 23, typically one of the busiest shopping days of the year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Sensormatic 的新数据显示，12 月 23 日英国高街的店铺访问量同比下降了 13%，这通常是全年最繁忙的购物日之一。</p>
</div><p>Retailers are also now anticipating a further drop in sales in January, according to a survey from the Confederation of British Industry, which revealed bosses’ expectations are at their weakest level since March 2021.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据英国工业联合会的调查，零售商们现在也预计 1 月份的销售将进一步下降，该调查显示老板们的预期处于 2021 年 3 月以来的最低水平。</p>
</div><p>Gordon Brothers informed Pepco of its wish to draw down on the credit facility in recent weeks as trading fell short of forecasts, creating a liquidity crunch.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Gordon Brothers 在最近几周通知 Pepco 希望提取信贷额度，因为交易未能达到预期，导致流动性紧缩。</p>
</div><p>Poundland plans to access the emergency funding in two stages, drawing down its first instalment in January before reaccessing it later this year.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Poundland 计划分两个阶段获取紧急资金，第一笔款项将在 1 月份提取，随后在今年晚些时候再次提取。</p>
</div><p>Pepco is understood to have initially resisted the request, raising fresh concerns about Poundland’s survival prospects.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>据悉，Pepco 最初对这一请求表示抵制，进一步引发了对 Poundland 生存前景的担忧。</p>
</div><p>However, an agreement was reached at a board meeting, alleviating concerns about its immediate future.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>然而，在一次董事会会议上达成了一项协议，缓解了对其近期未来的担忧。</p>
</div><p>A phalanx of advisers has overseen the proposals. Gordon Brothers drafted in a team of forensic accountants from AlixPartners to carefully monitor Poundland’s cash flow shortly after taking over in July.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>一批顾问监督了这些提案。Gordon Brothers 在接管后不久就从 AlixPartners 引入了一支法务会计师团队，以仔细监控 Poundland 的现金流。</p>
</div><p>Poundland’s board has enlisted its own specialist corporate financiers from FRP Advisory to observe performance.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Poundland 的董事会已聘请来自 FRP Advisory 的专门企业融资专家来观察业绩。</p>
</div><p>The budget chain is on track to close around 130 stores by next February under the restructuring plan implemented by Gordon Brothers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>根据 Gordon Brothers 实施的重组计划，该预算连锁店预计到明年 2 月将关闭约 130 家门店。</p>
</div><p>In stores earmarked for closure, clearance sales have been launched across a wide range of stock, with reductions of up to 40pc.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在被列为关闭的门店中，已启动清仓销售，范围广泛的库存降价幅度高达 40%。</p>
</div><p>Earlier this week, Poundland announced it will not open on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year’s Day, continuing an established practice of prioritising staff wellbeing over sales.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本周早些时候，Poundland 宣布将在圣诞节、节礼日和新年当天不营业，继续优先考虑员工的福祉而非销售。</p>
</div><p>A spokesman for Poundland said: “The restructuring plan has unlocked the financial support we needed, giving us more than enough headroom to implement our recovery plans. We continue to receive the full support of Gordon Brothers and our former owner, Pepco.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Poundland 的一位发言人表示：“重组计划解锁了我们所需的财务支持，给了我们足够的空间来实施我们的恢复计划。我们继续得到 Gordon Brothers 和我们前所有者 Pepco 的全力支持。”</p>
</div><p>“Our stores are in the best shape they’ve been in for some time – well stocked, strongly merchandised and serving customers.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我们的门店状态是近年来最好的状态——库存充足，商品陈列良好，服务客户。”</p>
</div><p>“While, of course, there remains much to do, we are pleased with progress in the last few months, as we get the business back on track.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“当然，还有很多工作要做，但我们对过去几个月的进展感到满意，因为我们正在使业务回到正轨。”</p>
</div><p>Pepco declined to comment.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Pepco 拒绝置评。</p>
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Poundland 将在圣诞节交易低迷后动用紧急透支额度