Dealz
{{short description|Chain of discount retail stores}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Dealz
| logo = Dealz_Logo_2023.png
| logo_caption = New logo as of 2023
| image = Grodzisk Mazowiecki - Dealz.jpg
| image_caption = A Dealz store in Grodzisk Mazowiecki, Poland, with the chain's former logo
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Retail
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| founded = {{Start date and age|2011|8|17|df=y}} in Dublin, Ireland
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| hq_location = Poznań, Poland{{Cite web|url=https://cijeurope.com/en/dealz-has-opened-11-stores-and-is-approaching-its-goal-of-300-outlets-in-poland-by-year-end/post.html|title=CIJ EUROPE|website=cijeurope.com}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.pepcogroup.eu/our-brands/|title=Our Brands|website=Pepco Group}}
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| owner = Pepco Group (Poland)
Gordon Brothers (Ireland and Isle of Man)
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| website = {{URL|dealz.pl}}
{{URL|dealz.ie}}
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Dealz (also known as Dealz Poland) is a chain of discount store operating in Poland, Ireland and Isle of Man.{{cite web|title=Dealz to enter Poland|url=http://wbj.pl/dealz-to-enter-poland/|publisher=wbj.pl|access-date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180220213431/http://wbj.pl/dealz-to-enter-poland/|archive-date=20 February 2018|url-status=dead}} Known as the "European version of Poundland"{{cite web|title=Poundland Dealz France|url=https://weareama.com/work/poundland-dealz-france/|date=Mar 17, 2024}} and operated by the same parent company, Pepco Group, it offers a range of general merchandise products, the majority of which are at the fixed price of Polish złoty, euros and pound sterling currencies.{{Cite web|url=http://innpoland.pl/139667,do-polski-wchodza-sklepy-ktore-podbijaja-irlandie-niemal-kazdy-produkt-kosztuje-tylko-6-zl|title=Do Polski wejdzie tania sieć sklepów z Irlandii. Większość produktów za ok. 6 zł|website=INNPoland.pl}}
Until 2023 the brand was also active in several other European countries, including Spain and France, however it has gradually been phased out in favour of rapidly expanding Pepco branded stores with "a focus on larger shops that include a fast-moving product range alongside clothing and general merchandise" according to former Pepco CEO Trevor Masters.{{Cite web|url=https://cijeurope.com/pl/pepco-group-simplifies-structure-will-turn-dealz-brand-into-pepco/post.html|title=Pepco Group simplifies structure will turn Dealz brand into Pepco|date=June 6, 2023|website=CIJEurope.com}}
History
The first two Dealz stores were opened in Blanchardstown and Portlaoise in September 2011, and by September 2013, the chain had expanded to 28 stores.{{cite web|title=Our History by Dealz|url=http://www.dealz.ie/about-us/our-history/|publisher=Dealz official|access-date=8 August 2016}} Additional Dealz stores also opened in islands off of Britain: one in Douglas, Isle of Man and another in Kirkwall, Orkney. Dealz expanded to these British islands because it was offering Poundland products for £1 and £1.20. In September 2012, a store opened in Kirkwall, but this became a Poundland/Pep&Co store on 26 May 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.orcadian.co.uk/poundland/|title=Poundland|date=May 26, 2018}}
In 2022, a trial began in Ireland where some Dealz stores were transformed into Pepco.{{cite web |author= |title=New retail brand for Sligo as Pepco opens store |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/sligo/business/new-retail-brand-for-sligo-as-pepco-opens-store/a872712243.html#:~:text=Pepco%20is%20opening%20in%20Sligo%20this%20Saturday.&text=Following%20nine%20successful%20launches%20to,%2C%20in%20Sligo%2C%20this%20weekend. |date=December 2023 |access-date=12 April 2024}}{{cite web |title=Leading discount brand Pepco opens new store in Ireland |url=https://www.shelflife.ie/leading-discount-brand-pepco-opens-new-store-in-ireland/ |website=ShelfLife.ie |date=13 June 2023 |access-date=12 April 2023}}
There are more Dealz stores in Poland than Ireland as of 2022.
Dealz Poundland-like logo has been entirely phased out in Poland, though is still used in Ireland on most stores as of March 2024. The new logo has begun to appear on stores, the first of which to switch being the store in Mullingar.
In 2025, Gordon Brothers acquired Dealz from Pepco Group for a nominal one pound sterling, the main Polish business was unaffected by this and would remain with Pepco.
= Euroland =
File:Dealz logo.png symbol, first introduced in 2011.]]
It was decided that the name 'Euroland' was not going to be used as it avoided the impact of price volatility in the region{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2011/aug/02/poundland-open-stores-ireland|title=Poundland to open 4 stores in Ireland – just don't mention the euro|first=Simon|last=Bowers|date=August 2, 2011|via=www.theguardian.com}} and because potential customers did not like the name during the European debt crisis. Also, a chain store of 45 shops with the name "Euroland" already existed in the Netherlands, making it difficult to use the name. Instead of everything being the same price, like the current Poundland model, there will be different prices.{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2011/08/03/poundland-to-offer-european-bargain-hunters-top-dealz-115875-23316003/ |title=Poundland to offer European bargain hunters top Dealz |work=Daily Mirror |date=3 August 2011 |access-date=26 November 2013}} As well as offering the Poundland mix of known brands such as Kellogg's, Cadbury and Kodak, the shops will also sell locally sourced products including milk, eggs and crisps.{{Cite web|url=http://www.poundland.co.uk/press-centre/press-centre-2011/poundland-expansion-into-europe/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929075651/http://www.poundland.co.uk/press-centre/press-centre-2011/poundland-expansion-into-europe/|url-status=dead|title=Poundland expansion into Europe|archive-date=September 29, 2011}} In July 2014, Poundland opened their first store in Torremolinos, Spain and in Madrid under the Dealz España name.{{Cite news|url=https://elpais.com/economia/2014/10/29/actualidad/1414597106_101871.html|title=Los supermercados del ‘todo a 1,5 euros’ se instalan en España|last=Delgado|first=Cristina|date=2014-10-29|work=El País|access-date=2018-09-16|language=es|issn=1134-6582}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.dealz.ie Official website]
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Category:Retail companies of Ireland