Poundland such as Colgate, Walkers and Cadbury. Poundland were reported to be Britain's largest seller of batteries in 2009, stocking brands such as Sony, Panasonic and Kodak in competitively priced quantities, with Kodak AA batteries being a high seller 2009. Poundland also sell large quantities of their stock to other retailers off-the-shelf, where it is cheaper for these retailers to pay £1 each for a bulk purchase than it would be to pay a discounted bulk-purchase rate elsewhere. From 2016, Pep&Co clothing items were sold in Poundland branches, although similar to the retailer's contemporary sales strategy of multiple priced items, the
Record Bar has now grown to five, all in North Carolina. Bill Golden is named Vice President of Finance. On September 24, exactly 10 years after Mr. and Mrs. B bought the original store, Record Bar #10 (Northgate Mall, Durham) opens. Record Bar, Inc. continues its steady growth, with annual sales reaching $8 million. Inventory levels in each store reach the $60,000 mark. Annual sales pass $13 million. Record Bar opens 20 new stores. First convention held February 27–28 in Atlanta's Hilton Inn. Frank Zappa, Harry Chapin, George Jones and Tammy Wynette attend. Average store gross rises to $356,000, with annual sales