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
Sam the Record Man who were all known to appear at the store from time to time. When the Sam the Record Man chain was forced into bankruptcy in 2001, Sniderman's sons Jason and Robert "Bobby" took over the flagship store. The two men kept the store running until announcing on May 29, 2007 that the store would close permanently on June 30 of that same year, citing the impact of technology on record sales as the determining factor of the closure. The double-disc neon sign is frequently visible in films shot in Toronto that use Yonge Street as a location. Recent examples include