Has Poundland's presence affected the high street?
Latest figures show retail sales rose by 0.9% in January, which is the biggest monthly jump for more than a decade.
Household goods stores saw their first sales growth for almost a year.
However, it comes as a report shows that High Street chains are closing shops at the rate of 14 a day. Some of them have blamed Poundland for taking their customers away.
BBC Radio 5 live Breakfast spoke to Jim McCarthy, the Chief Executive of Poundland.
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17 Feb 2012
- From the section Business