Poundland buys 71 Wilko shops after B&M snapped up 52 others - as 'gutted' shoppers hunt for items on bare shelves before shops close for last time... while staff find ways of cheering themselves up online

Pepco, owner of the Poundland chain, said it would be offering roles to displaced Wilko staff as part of the deal - as shoppers scurried to get last-minute deals at 24 stores closing tonight.

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