By Henry Saker-Clark, PA Deputy Business Editor & Lawrence Matheson The owner of Poundland, Pepco Group, which operates the 864-strong discount brand in the UK, has revealed it’s still grappling with additional shipping charges and delays caused by strife in the Middle East. But despite this, Pepco has assured it is efficiently managing product availability and does not anticipate any impact on its profits. The turmoil in the Red Sea, where rebel group Houthi is launching attacks amid a decade-long civil war in Yemen, has caused ships to divert away from the area and navigate around the Cape o…