items on sale in poundland are sometimes up to 50 per cent more expensive than those sold in supermarkets , new research has shown . the budget retailer last week announced that sales exceed # 1billion for the first time last year becoming europe 's largest single-price discount retailer . the company 's success has been put down to shoppers hunting bargains and taking sales away from britain 's four big supermarkets , asda , tesco , sainsburys and morrisons . scroll down for video . new research has found that certain items on sale at poundland , pictured , are up to 50 per cent more expensive than those sold in supermarkets . but according to research in the sunday times , shoppers in poundland are being charged more per unit of certain products compared with bigger retailers . the research points out that at poundland shoppers can buy a 250g box of kellogs cornflakes for # 1 , while at tesco they can buy a 750g box of the cereal for the same price . a bag of galaxy minstrels with a weight of 105g also costs # 1 in the shop but a bigger bag at at 153g can be purchased in asda for 98p . equally two pints of mile cost # 1 in poundland , but shoppers can get four pints in asda for 89p . also a pack of six tunnocks tea cakes is 81p in tesco , compared to # 1 in the budget brand . originally founded by entrepreneur steve smith in 1990 , the company snowballed from a small private enterprise into a high street revolution , which involves buying up unwanted stock and end-of-lines , then swiftly getting them into the shops to sell cheaply . dietmar hamann believes bastian schweinsteiger should leave bayern munich at the end of the season after losing his place to xabi alonso in pep guardiola 's side . the world cup winner was an unused substitute in bayern 's 6-1 champions league win over porto on tuesday . and former germany international hamann thinks schweinsteiger faces an uncertain future at the allianz arena , with alonso viewed as guardiola 's preferred midfield choice . bastian schweinsteiger speaks with bayern munich manager pep guardiola during training this week . dietmar hamann -lrb- above -rrb- thinks world cup winner schweinsteiger may be heading for the bayern exit . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- game show host and comedian howie mandel 's irregular heartbeat scare is over , his publicist said tuesday . howie mandel had an irregular heartbeat , but he did not have a heart attack , his publicist said . this may just be the best photo-bomb ever . an adorable green sea turtle made quite the unexpected appearance in tourist diovani de jesus 's group photo . ` the game against porto was quite meaningful for two players in particular , ' hamann told kicker . ` schweinsteiger has apparently lost the battle for a place in midfield to xabi alonso . i do not think schweinsteiger will still be playing for bayern next year . ' meanwhile , hamann also expressed his doubts over whether injured winger franck ribery would fit seamlessly back into the side when fit , given the form of thomas muller in his absence . ` it will also be quite tricky for ribery , ' he added . ` if you have to make a choice between ribery and muller once robben returns , i would always pick muller . ' ribery last played for bayern on march 11 during the 7-0 champions league win over shakhtar donetsk . ` we were posing at apo island when this sea turtle surfaced to breathe and photo-bombed , ' de jesus wrote on his blog . `` howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow , '' said lewis kay . `` he appreciates everyone 's concern . '' mandel , 53 , checked into a toronto hospital monday so doctors could monitor his condition , kay said . he was in toronto , filming segments for a new show `` howie do it . '' the hour-long prank show debuted on nbc friday . mandel is the host of the american version of the game show `` deal or no deal , '' which has brought huge ratings for nbc . an adorable green sea turtle pulled off the ultimate photo-bomb , crashing this group photo in the philippines . the shallow water in apo island , negros oriental , philippines is a feeding ground for sea turtles , so spottings are n't uncommon . however , it is rare that one of the endangered animals would come so close - or look so intently into the camera . franck ribery is closing in on a return to fitness after an ankle injury meant a period on the sidelines . posting the photo on earth day , de jesus adds : ` just like what my friend genesis said , this is a reminder that humans and creatures like this gentle pawikan can co-exist . ' this particular island is one of the world 's best known community-managed marine protected areas . the turtles are traditionally found in tropical and subtropical waters , travelling long distances between feeding areas and the beaches where they are hatched . traveller diovani de jesus posted the hilarious photo on earth day as a reminder that we can all co-exist . however , the research does point out that there are still many products cheaper at poundland compared to other supermarkets . these include a fray bentos steak and kidney pie , which is # 2.20 in sainsbury 's and a 24 pack of jaffa cakes , which are # 2.29 in tesco . however , a spokesman for poundland told the newspaper : ` we conduct price surveys every two weeks against the supermarkets and we believe we are 40 % cheaper or more against 1,000 branded products . comparing either supermarket promotions or larger pack sizes with our prices is not a meaningful comparison . poundland has snowballed from a small private enterprise into a high street revolution , which involves buying up unwanted stock and end-of-lines -lrb- file picture -rrb- . ` promotions are temporary and with larger pack sizes you have to spend much more to get any better value . on a like-for-like comparison poundland 's value , across our whole range , is compelling . ' the company 's discounting strategy has since been adopted by bargain chains such as aldi and lidl , all of which have eaten into a market once dominated by the supermarket chains such as waitrose , tesco and sainsbury 's . back then , shoppers were beginning to desert the high street for superstores , but mr smith and his poundland chain - which he sold in 2000 for # 50million - were a lifeline that helped keep it afloat . poundland said it had opened 60 new stores in the uk and ireland and had a strong pipeline of openings for the new year . meanwhile the retailer warned on friday it may walk away from its planned # 55 million acquisition of rival 99p stores rather than be subject to a lengthy probe by the uk competition watchdog . britain 's competition and markets authority -lrb- cma -rrb- said last week the agreed deal could result in a substantial lessening of competition and would be subject to a further investigation in the absense of undertakings , such as selling some stores . the company said in a statement : ` poundland has decided not to offer remedies to the cma ' , adding it had written to the regulator to request a phase ii review be suspended for three weeks . such a review could take as long as six months .
certain products at retailer are more expensive per unit than supermarkets . comes as poundland announced sales exceed # 1bn for first time last year . company 's success has been put down to shoppers hunting for bargains .
entrepreneur steve smith in 1990 , the company snowballed from a small private enterprise into a high street revolution , which involves buying up unwanted stock and end-of-lines , then swiftly getting them into the shops to sell cheaply . dietmar hamann believes bastian schweinsteiger should leave bayern munich at the end of the season after losing his place to xabi alonso in pep guardiola 's side . the world cup winner was an unused substitute in bayern 's 6-1 champions league win over porto on tuesday . and former germany international hamann thinks schweinsteiger faces an uncertain future at the allianz arena , with alonso viewed as guardiola 's preferred midfield choice . bastian schweinsteiger speaks with bayern munich manager pep guardiola during training this week . dietmar hamann -lrb- above -rrb- thinks world cup winner schweinsteiger may be heading for the bayern exit . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- game show host and comedian howie mandel 's irregular heartbeat scare is over , his publicist said tuesday . howie mandel had an irregular heartbeat , but he did not have a heart attack , his publicist said . this may just be the best photo-bomb ever . an adorable green sea turtle made quite the unexpected appearance in tourist diovani de jesus 's group photo . ` the game against porto was quite meaningful for two players in particular , ' hamann told kicker . ` schweinsteiger has apparently lost the battle for a place in midfield to xabi alonso . i do not think schweinsteiger will still be playing for bayern next year . ' meanwhile , hamann also expressed his doubts over whether injured winger franck ribery would fit seamlessly back into the side when fit , given the form of thomas muller in his absence . ` it will also be quite tricky for ribery , ' he added . ` if you have to make a choice between ribery and muller once robben returns , i would always pick muller . ' ribery last played for bayern on march 11 during the 7-0 champions league win over shakhtar donetsk . ` we were posing at apo island when this sea turtle surfaced to breathe and photo-bombed , ' de jesus wrote on his blog . `` howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow , '' said lewis kay . `` he appreciates everyone 's concern . '' mandel , 53 , checked into a toronto hospital monday so doctors could monitor his condition , kay said . he was in toronto , filming segments for a new show `` howie do it . '' the hour-long prank show debuted on nbc friday . mandel is the host of the american version of the game show `` deal or no deal , '' which has brought huge ratings for nbc . an adorable green sea turtle pulled off the ultimate photo-bomb , crashing this group photo in the philippines . the shallow water in apo island , negros oriental , philippines is a feeding ground for sea turtles , so spottings are n't uncommon . however , it is rare that one of the endangered animals would come so close - or look so intently into the camera . franck ribery is closing in on a return to fitness after an ankle injury meant a period on the sidelines . posting the photo on earth day , de jesus adds : ` just like what my friend genesis said , this is a reminder that humans and creatures like this gentle pawikan can co-exist . ' this particular island is one of the world 's best known community-managed marine protected areas . the turtles are traditionally found in tropical and subtropical waters , travelling long distances between feeding areas and the beaches where they are hatched . traveller diovani de jesus posted the hilarious photo on earth day as a reminder that we can all co-exist . however , the research does point out that there are still many products cheaper at poundland compared to other supermarkets . these include a fray bentos steak and kidney pie , which is # 2.20 in sainsbury 's and a 24 pack of jaffa cakes , which are # 2.29 in tesco . however , a spokesman for poundland told the newspaper : ` we conduct price surveys every two weeks against the supermarkets and we believe we are 40 % cheaper or more against 1,000 branded products . comparing either supermarket promotions or larger pack sizes with our prices company said in a statement : ` poundland has decided not to offer remedies to the cma ' , adding it had written to the regulator to request a phase ii review be suspended for three weeks . such a review could take as long as six months .
entrepreneur steve smith in 1990 , the company snowballed from a small private enterprise into a high street revolution , which involves buying up unwanted stock and end-of-lines , then swiftly getting them into the shops to sell cheaply . dietmar hamann believes bastian schweinsteiger should leave bayern munich at the end of the season after losing his place to xabi alonso in pep guardiola 's side . the world cup winner was an unused substitute in bayern 's 6-1 champions league win over porto on tuesday . and former germany international hamann thinks schweinsteiger faces an uncertain future at the allianz arena , with alonso viewed as guardiola 's preferred midfield choice . bastian schweinsteiger speaks with bayern munich manager pep guardiola during training this week . dietmar hamann -lrb- above -rrb- thinks world cup winner schweinsteiger may be heading for the bayern exit . -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- game show host and comedian howie mandel 's irregular heartbeat scare is over , his publicist said tuesday . howie mandel had an irregular heartbeat , but he did not have a heart attack , his publicist said . this may just be the best photo-bomb ever . an adorable green sea turtle made quite the unexpected appearance in tourist diovani de jesus 's group photo . ` the game against porto was quite meaningful for two players in particular , ' hamann told kicker . ` schweinsteiger has apparently lost the battle for a place in midfield to xabi alonso . i do not think schweinsteiger will still be playing for bayern next year . ' meanwhile , hamann also expressed his doubts over whether injured winger franck ribery would fit seamlessly back into the side when fit , given the form of thomas muller in his absence . ` it will also be quite tricky for ribery , ' he added . ` if you have to make a choice between ribery and muller once robben returns , i would always pick muller . ' ribery last played for bayern on march 11 during the 7-0 champions league win over shakhtar donetsk . ` we were posing at apo island when this sea turtle surfaced to breathe and photo-bombed , ' de jesus wrote on his blog . `` howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow , '' said lewis kay . `` he appreciates everyone 's concern . '' mandel , 53 , checked into a toronto hospital monday so doctors could monitor his condition , kay said . he was in toronto , filming segments for a new show `` howie do it . '' the hour-long prank show debuted on nbc friday . mandel is the host of the american version of the game show `` deal or no deal , '' which has brought huge ratings for nbc . an adorable green sea turtle pulled off the ultimate photo-bomb , crashing this group photo in the philippines . the shallow water in apo island , negros oriental , philippines is a feeding ground for sea turtles , so spottings are n't uncommon . however , it is rare that one of the endangered animals would come so close - or look so intently into the camera . franck ribery is closing in on a return to fitness after an ankle injury meant a period on the sidelines . posting the photo on earth day , de jesus adds : ` just like what my friend genesis said , this is a reminder that humans and creatures like this gentle pawikan can co-exist . ' this particular island is one of the world 's best known community-managed marine protected areas . the turtles are traditionally found in tropical and subtropical waters , travelling long distances between feeding areas and the beaches where they are hatched . traveller diovani de jesus posted the hilarious photo on earth day as a reminder that we can all co-exist . however , the research does point out that there are still many products cheaper at poundland compared to other supermarkets . these include a fray bentos steak and kidney pie , which is # 2.20 in sainsbury 's and a 24 pack of jaffa cakes , which are # 2.29 in tesco . however , a spokesman for poundland told the newspaper : ` we conduct price surveys every two weeks against the supermarkets and we believe we are 40 % cheaper or more against 1,000 branded products . comparing either supermarket promotions or larger pack sizes with our prices smith and his poundland chain - which he sold in 2000 for # 50million - were a lifeline that helped keep it afloat . poundland said it had opened 60 new stores in the uk and ireland and had a strong pipeline of openings for the new year . meanwhile the retailer warned on friday it may walk away from its planned # 55 million acquisition of rival 99p stores rather than be subject to a lengthy probe by the uk competition watchdog . britain 's competition and markets authority -lrb- cma -rrb- said last week the agreed deal could result in a substantial lessening of competition and would be subject to a further investigation in the absense of undertakings , such as selling some stores . the company said in a statement : ` poundland has decided not to offer remedies to the cma ' , adding it had written to the regulator to request a phase ii review be suspended for three weeks . such a review could take as long as six months .
items on in poundland are sometimes up per supermarkets, new research the budget retailer last sales exceed # 1billion last becoming europe 's largest single-price discount retailer. the company 's success put down shoppers hunting bargains taking sales away britain 's four big supermarkets, asda tesco morrisons scroll. new research certain items sale poundland, pictured, up but according research in the sunday times, shoppers poundland being charged per unit certain products compared bigger retailers. the research points at poundland shoppers can a 250g box kellogs cornflakes # 1, while tesco the cereal a bag galaxy minstrels with a weight 105g also costs # 1 the shop but a bigger bag at at 153 can asda 98p. equally two pints mile cost # 1 in poundland, but shoppers asda 89p. also a pack six tunnocks tea cakes is 81p in tesco, compared # 1 the budget brand originally founded entrepreneur steve smith 1990, snowballed a small private enterprise a high street revolution, which involves buying unwanted stock endlines, then swiftly getting them the shops cheaply dietmar hamann believes bastian schweinsteiger should leave bayern munich at after losing xabi alonso pep guardiola 's side. the world cup winner was an unused substitute bayern 's 6-1 champions league win porto tuesday. and former germany international hamann thinks schweinsteiger faces at the allianz arena, with alonso viewed guardiola 's preferred midfield choice. bastian schweinsteiger speaks bayern munich manager pep guardiola during this. dietmar hamann -lrb- above thinks world cup winner schweinsteiger may heading the bayern exit. -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- game show host and comedian howie mandel 's irregular heartbeat scare over, his publicist tuesday howie mandel had an irregular heartbeat, his publicist this may just the best photo-bomb. an adorable green sea turtle made quite the unexpected appearance tourist diovani de jesus 's group photo. ` the game against porto was quite meaningful two players, ' hamann told kicker. ` schweinsteiger has apparently lost a place midfield to xabi alonso. i do schweinsteiger still playing bayern next. ' meanwhile, hamann also expressed injured winger franck ribery fit seamlessly back when fit, given the form thomas muller ` it will also quite tricky ribery, ' he added ` if to make ribery muller once robben returns, i always pick. ' ribery last played bayern on march 11 during the 7-0 champions league win shakhtar donetsk. ` we were posing at apo island when this sea turtle surfaced to breathe photo-bombed, ' de jesus wrote `` howie has released at, '' lewis kay. `` he appreciates everyone 's concern. '' mandel, 53 checked into a toronto hospital monday so doctors monitor, kay said. he in toronto, filming segments `` howie do it. '' the hour-long prank show debuted nbc friday. mandel is the host the american version the game show `` deal or, brought huge ratings nbc. an adorable green sea turtle pulled off the ultimate photo-bomb, crashing this group photo in the philippines the shallow water in apo island, negros oriental, is a feeding ground so spottings are n't uncommon. however, rare one the endangered animals would come so - or look intently. franck ribery is closing fitness meant a period on. posting the photo earth day, de jesus adds : ` just what my friend genesis this a reminder humans and creatures like this gentle pawikan can co. ' this particular island one the world 's best known community-managed marine protected areas. the turtles traditionally found, travelling between feeding areas the beaches where hatched traveller diovani de jesus posted the hilarious photo earth day as co. however, the research does point still many products cheaper at poundland compared. these include a fray bentos steak kidney pie, which # 2.20 sainsbury 's and a 24 pack jaffa cakes tesco however, a spokesman poundland : ` we conduct price surveys against the supermarkets believe 40 % cheaper or against 1,000 branded products. comparing either supermarket promotions larger pack sizes with our prices is. poundland has snowballed a small private enterprise a high street revolution, which involves buying unwanted stock endlines -lrb- file picture -rrb-. ` promotions temporary with larger pack sizes have spend much any better value. on a like-for-like comparison poundland 's value, across our whole range, compelling ' the company 's discounting strategy since adopted bargain chains aldi lidl, all eaten a market once such waitrose tesco ' back then, shoppers beginning desert the high street superstores, mr smith and his poundland chain - sold 2000 # 50million a lifeline that helped keep it. poundland said it opened 60 new stores the uk ireland and had a strong pipeline openings the new year. meanwhile the retailer warned on friday it may walk its planned # 55 million acquisition rival 99p stores rather be subject a lengthy probe the uk competition watchdog. britain 's competition and markets authority -lrb- cma said last the agreed deal could result a substantial lessening would subject a further investigation in the absense undertakings, such selling some stores. the company said : ` poundland decided offer remedies the cma ', adding written request a phase ii review be suspended. such a review could take.
schweinsteiger will still be playing for bayern next year . ' meanwhile , hamann also expressed his doubts over whether injured winger franck ribery would fit seamlessly back into the side when fit , given the form of thomas muller in his absence . ` it will also be quite tricky for ribery , ' he added . ` if you have to make a choice between ribery and muller once robben returns , i would always pick muller . ' ribery last played for bayern on march 11 during the 7-0 champions league win over shakhtar donetsk . ` we were posing at apo island when this sea turtle surfaced to breathe and photo-bombed , ' de jesus wrote on his blog . `` howie has been released from the hospital and will be back at work tomorrow , '' said lewis kay . `` he appreciates everyone 's concern . '' mandel , 53 , checked into a toronto hospital monday so doctors could monitor his condition , kay said . he was in toronto , filming segments for a new show `` howie do it . '' the hour-long prank show debuted on nbc friday . mandel is the host of the american version of the game show `` deal or no deal , '' which has brought huge ratings for nbc . an adorable green sea turtle pulled off the ultimate photo-bomb , crashing this group photo in the philippines . the shallow water in apo island , negros oriental , philippines is a feeding ground for sea turtles , so spottings are n't uncommon . however , it is rare that one of the endangered animals would come so close - or look so intently into the camera . franck ribery is closing in on a return to fitness after an ankle injury meant a period on the sidelines . posting the photo on earth day , de jesus adds : ` just like what my friend genesis said , this is a reminder that humans and creatures like this gentle pawikan can co-exist . ' this particular island is one of the world 's best known community-managed marine protected areas . the turtles are traditionally found in tropical and subtropical waters , travelling long distances between feeding areas and the beaches where they are hatched . traveller diovani de jesus posted the hilarious photo on earth day as a reminder that we can all co-exist . however , the research does point out that there are still many products cheaper at poundland compared to other supermarkets . these include a fray bentos steak and kidney pie , which is # 2.20 in sainsbury 's and a 24 pack of jaffa cakes , which are # 2.29 in tesco . however , a spokesman for poundland told the newspaper : ` we conduct price surveys every two weeks against the supermarkets and we believe we are 40 % cheaper or more against 1,000 branded products . comparing either supermarket promotions or larger pack sizes with our prices company said in a statement : ` poundland has decided not to offer remedies to the cma ' , adding it had written to the regulator to request a phase ii review be suspended for three weeks . such a review could take as long as six months .
 The article discusses how Schweinsteiger will continue to play for Bayern next year, despite doubts over his fitness. He has been injured and is currently recovering in hospital. His teammate Hamann also expressed doubts about whether Ribery would fit seamlessly back into the side when he returns from injury. Meanwhile, Mandel has checked into a Toronto hospital for monitoring after being released from hospital. Kay said Lewis Kay was filming segments for a new show. The hour-long prank show debuted on NBC Friday. Mandeel is the host of the American version of the game show. Howie D said just like what my friend Genesis says, this is a reminder that humans and creatures can co-exist.