Poundland and B&Q to close all stores for Queen’s funeral
HUNDREDS of B&Q and Poundland stores will close for the Queen’s funeral on Monday, September 19.
All 313 B&Q and 770 Poundland stores will shut to customers next week.
It means staff of both retailers will be able to watch the Queen’s funeral on television.
The news follows Primark’s decision to close all 191 of its stores, as a mark of respect.
It comes as The Sun revealed five major supermarkets are planning to operate on a reduced hours basis too.
Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Asda, Waitrose and Morrisons are working on plans to close for a limited amount of hours.
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