Pepco Group, the fast-growing variety discount retailer which owns the Pepco and Dealz brands in Europe and Poundland in the UK, today announces that it has agreed with PwC – the administrators of Wilkinson Hardware Stores Ltd, the UK discount retailer – to take control of up to 71 Wilko store leases.

Trevor Masters has informed the Board of Directors of Pepco Group N.V. of his decision to step down as CEO of the company. He will leave with immediate effect. Andy Bond, Chair of the Board, will step into the role of Executive Chair, leading the executive team and overall management of the company until a successor CEO is appointed

• Pepco Group opens first store in Bosnia and Herzegovina • The Group now operates in 21 territories across Europe, with Pepco stores in 19 countries 4 September 2023: Pepco Group, the fast-growing pan-European variety discount retailer, and owner of the Pepco and Dealz brands across Europe and Poundland in the UK, today announces the opening of its first Pepco store in Bosnia and Herzegovina, marking another important step forward in the Group’s profitable European store expansion.