List of discount shops in the United Kingdom facts for kids

A discount shop is a type of store where you can buy products for lower prices than in regular shops. These stores often sell a wide range of items, from food and household goods to clothes and electronics. They aim to give you great value for your money. In the United Kingdom, there are many different discount shops, some that are still open today and some that have closed down. This list focuses on general discount stores, not big supermarkets that sell discounted food.

Current Discount Shops in the UK

Many discount stores are still open across the UK, helping people find good deals on everyday items and special treats.

B&M Bargains

B&M is a very popular discount store. It started in 1978 in Cleveleys, England. Today, B&M has over 800 shops. You can find almost anything there, from home decor and garden supplies to toys and food.

Bargain Buys

Bargain Buys was first launched in 2013. It's a sister brand to Poundstretcher. These shops offer a variety of items at low prices.

Boyes

Boyes is a family-owned chain of discount department stores. It started way back in 1881 in Scarborough. They have 74 shops, mostly in the North of England, selling a mix of goods.

The Factory Shops

This is a family-run discount shop based in Essex. It started in the 1980s and has 5 stores.

Goodwins

Goodwins began in the 2010s. It's owned by the Yorkshire Trading Company. These shops are in the North East and Yorkshire and started as pound shops, selling items for one pound.

Home Bargains

Home Bargains opened its first store in 1976. It's a big chain with over 539 shops. They offer a wide range of products at low prices, from health and beauty to home essentials.

In-Excess UK

In-Excess UK has 4 stores located in Hampshire and Dorset. They are another option for finding discounted goods.

The Original Factory Shop

This shop started in 1969. It has around 200 stores. They sell a mix of famous brands and everyday items at discounted prices.

OneBeyond

OneBeyond was launched in 2018 by Christopher Edwards Sr. It has 54 shops. This store offers a variety of items, often at a fixed price point.

Poundland

Poundland is one of the biggest single-price discount stores in the UK. It started in 1991 and has over 450 shops. As the name suggests, many items used to cost just one pound.

Poundstretcher

Poundstretcher has been around since 1981 and has 400 shops. They sell a wide range of products, from household goods and furniture to food and garden items.

Proper Job

Proper Job started in 1997 in Somerset. It's a family-run business with 10 shops. They offer a variety of discounted goods.

Quality Save

Quality Save began in 1974 as a market stall. It's a North-based discount chain with 21 shops.

QD Stores

QD Stores are mainly found in the East of England and the Home Counties. They have 25 shops and offer a range of discounted products.

Savers Health & Beauty

Savers opened in 1988. It has 410 shops and focuses on discounted health, home, and beauty products from well-known brands.

The Range

The Range started in 1989. It has 148 shops and sells a huge variety of items for your home and garden, including furniture, DIY supplies, and crafts. It was originally called CDS Superstores.

This Is It Famous Value Shops

This chain has 6 discount shops located in Devon, Dorset, and Somerset.

Tiger (Flying Tiger Copenhagen)

Tiger, also known as Flying Tiger Copenhagen, is a Danish discount shop that came to the UK in 2005. It has 46 shops, mostly in the South East. They sell quirky and fun items, often at low prices.

Trade Counters

Trade Counters started in the 1990s. It's a home and hardware discount shop based in South Essex, with 2 stores.

Trago Mills

Trago Mills is a South West-based discount department store chain that began in the early 1960s. It has 3 large stores.

Value House Shops

This is a South West-based home and garden discounter with 3 shops. It's owned by the Ford Family.

Yorkshire Trading Company

The Yorkshire Trading Company started in 1964. It has 35 shops and offers a wide range of products, similar to a general store but with discounted prices.

List of Defunct Discount Shops

Over the years, many discount shops have opened and then closed down for various reasons, like going out of business or being bought by other companies.

99p Stores

99p Stores opened in 2001 and closed in 2016. It had 259 shops. Poundland bought 99p Stores in 2015, and they were rebranded as Poundland.

Alworths

Alworths was a chain that rebranded from Woolworths in 2009. It had 18 shops but closed in 2011.

Bargain Crazy

This was a discount store for surplus stock from the Shop Direct Group.

Barmy Bobs

Barmy Bobs was a trading name used by the Yorkshire Trading Company that was eventually phased out.

Basildon Stores

This chain of 5 discount home, garden, and hardware shops in South Essex closed in 2012 because the owner retired.

Bewise

Bewise was a discount homeware and clothing retailer. It had 200 shops but went out of business in 2006. Some of its shops were later bought by Store Twenty One.

The Big Label

The Big Label had 5 shops and closed in 2009. It used to be called QS Discount.

CDS Superstores

This was the original name for The Range discount chain, which started in 1989. It was later rebranded as The Range.

DiscountUK

DiscountUK operated from 2011 to 2013 with 41 shops. It was later rebranded as Bargain Buys.

Family Bargains

Family Bargains was a sister brand to 99p Stores. It operated from 2010 to 2016 and was rebranded as Poundland Plus after Poundland bought 99p Stores.

Glyn Webb

Glyn Webb was a discount DIY chain that closed in 2006. It had 22 shops.

Grandfare

Grandfare was an early discount store in Aberdeen, starting in 1967. It later became What Everyone Wants.

HEMA

HEMA was a Dutch discount shop that came to the UK in 2014 and closed in 2021. It had 9 shops, mainly in London.

House of Holland

This was a South of England-based discount department store that went out of business in the late 1980s.

Hypervalue

Hypervalue was a discount chain mainly in South Wales, but it had shops as far as Southampton. It operated from 1980 to 2009.

...instore

...instore was a new name for the Poundstretcher business from 2002 to 2007, but the name was changed back to Poundstretcher.

Max 99p

Max 99p was a family-owned chain of 4 discount shops that closed in 2018.

JC Nicholls

JC Nicholls was another trading name operated by the Yorkshire Trading Company that was phased out.

One Up

One Up was a clothing and home discounter created in 1993 with 16 shops. It was sold off in 1995.

Parker Franks

Parker Franks was a Northwest-based discounter of homewares and clothing. It later changed its name to Xception.

Poundworld

Poundworld started as a market stall in 1974 and became Poundworld in 2004. It had over 300 shops but closed in 2018.

QS Stores

QS Stores began in 1932 and closed in 2006. It had 143 shops. Some of its shops became part of Store Twenty One.

Shop Direct Group

This was a discounter that sold extra stock from within the Shop Direct family of companies.

Store Twenty One

Store Twenty One was a discount clothing and homewares chain created in 2007 from the shops of QS Stores and Bewise. It had 200 shops but closed in 2017.

Thing - Me - Bobs

These stores were bought by QD in 2013 and were rebranded as QD in 2022.

Waremart

Waremart was a chain of discounters in Yorkshire and the Northeast that closed in 2009. They often took over former Woolworths shops.

What Everyone Wants

This was a Scottish chain of discount shops that became national in 1990. It had 130 shops but closed in 2003. Many of its locations were bought by Poundstretcher and Bewise.

Woolworths

Woolworths was a very famous company that started in the UK in 1909. It had 807 shops but went out of business in 2009. The name now lives on as an online shop.

Xception

Xception was the new name for the Northwest-based Parker Franks, selling clothes and homewares.

Your Home Stores

This was a Greater Manchester-based discounter of homewares.

Your More Store

Your More Store operated from 1991 to 2004. It had 199 shops, mainly in Scotland and the North East of England.

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  B&M Bargains store

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  A Bargain Buys store

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  A Boyes store

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  A Home Bargains store

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  The Original Factory Shop

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  An OneBeyond store

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  A Poundland store

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  A Poundstretcher store

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  A QD Stores branch

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  A Savers Health & Beauty store

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  The Range store

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  A Tiger store

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  A Yorkshire Trading Company store

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  A former 99p Stores branch

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  An Alworths storefront

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  A HEMA store

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  An ...instore branch

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  A Poundworld store

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  A Store Twenty One shop

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  A Woolworths store