Poundland owner secures two extra weeks to ensure retail chain’s survival

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US investment firm Gordon Brothers is ‘taking due care’ to consider if one of three bidders has enough fundsBusiness live – latest updatesPoundland’s owner has said it is “taking due care” to consider if one of three bidders had enough funds to ensure its survival after the troubled budget retail chain secured two more weeks to find a deal.The management of Poundland, which employs approximately 12,000 people and…