All news on the topic: Wilko

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Exact date new Wilko stores will open explained in huge high street comeback
CDS Superstores, trading as Wilko and The Range, has already opened three new Wilko stores since late last year, and has just confirmed another three will soon welcome customers
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From Topshop to Woolies and Debenhams - here’s what killed the High Street
Many beloved stores have closed over the years as the British high street continues to face major challenges, including former retail giants such as Topshop and Debenhams
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Wilko announces where two new stores will open as it returns to high street
Two new Wilko shops will open two new sites in St Albans (The Maltings) and in Rotherham (Parkgate Shopping Park) in spring 2024 although exact dates have not yet been announced
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High street carnage forecast as 46,000 stores face financial trouble
'The shopping bonanza many retailers were relying on this Christmas does not seem to have materialised'
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Poundland issues update after opening 87 new UK stores in 70 days
The budget retailer says it has opened 87 stores in 70 days, from September 30 to December 9 - this includes 64 former Wilko stores, after it took on the leases of dozens of sites
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Wilko returns to UK high street today as two new stores reopen after collapse
Wilko will welcome customers to new shops in Plymouth and Exeter today after being reopened by its CDS Superstores, which owns The Range
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Wilko's boss says sorry to axed workers while admitting family got huge payouts
Yet Lisa Wilkinson's words came as she was accused of making “significant management mistakes” that led to empty shelves, money wasted and the store's demise
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HMV boss was just hours away from rescuing Wilko and saving 10,000 jobs
HMV owner, Canadian tycoon Doug Putman, has revealed he was just 12 hours from rescuing Wilko and saving up to 10,000 jobs but it fell apart at the last minute
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Wilko to return to high street before Christmas as 3 new stores to open in weeks
Two new stores in Plymouth and Exeter will open on December 1, and another in Luton will open on December 8 - a further two stores will open before Christmas
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Full list of Wilko stores re-opening in time for Christmas
Two new branches will reopen in the South-East and one in the North of England. Others will be 'announced imminently' in addition to plans to start trading in Northern Ireland after the chain shot its doors
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Wilko to return to UK high street with five new shops opening before Christmas
The first two new Wilko stores will open in Plymouth and Exeter in Devon, followed by two more sites in the South East and another in the North of England
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Poundland to open 75 stores by end of December including Wilko takeovers
The plans announced today by Wilko includes the takeover of former Wilko sites, after Poundland agreed to take on the leases of up to 71 Wilko shops
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Wilko shares major update with customers after closing 400 stores
Last month, the Wilko brand name and intellectual property were saved by The Range - this meant it owned Wilko's website and could now sell Wilko products in its stores
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Shoppers strip shelves on 'last day of Wilko' as all stores close for good
Shoppers cleaned up with some 10p bargains on the 'last day of Wilko' as the last of the 93-year-old retailer's stores shut up shop on Sunday
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Wilko to close final 41 stores today - ending more than 90 years on high street
All Wilko stores are closing, or have been taken on by rival brands, after administrators at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) were unable to find a buyer for the whole business
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Final 41 Wilko stores set to shut doors forever tomorrow - see full list
Wilko has been closing down shops across the country after failing to secure a rescue deal for the full business. The retailer's final 41 stores will be closed tomorrow
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Wilko closing final 41 stores - use our map to see if your branch is going
Wilko is closing its final 41 stores this Sunday, in a blow for the UK high street after 90 years of trading - use our map below to see if your branch is going
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Poundland is reopening another 10 Wilko stores this weekend under new name
The shops will reopen as Poundland - just days after the retailer opened the doors to the first ten sites it is taking on from Wilko, meaning it will have reopened twenty stores by this weekend
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Every major high street shop closing down outlets next month from Boots to Wilko
Wilko, Boots, Iceland and M&S are among the major UK retailers that have announced store closures in recent weeks - with the British Retail Consortium mainly blaming lockdowns and high business rates
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Poundland is reopening ten Wilko stores this weekend under new name
Poundland is rebranding each store as Poundland, after it agreed to take on the leases of up to 71 Wilko shops - with the first ten sites reopening this weekend
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'Inevitable' fall of Wilko explained - 'atrocious' online to 'ghost ship' stores
The popular chain collapsed into administration last month putting more than 400 shops and around 12,500 jobs put at risk after a last minute rescue deal bid failed
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Wilko closing 37 more stores today - before final shops shut for good next week
Wilko is closing 37 branches today (September 26), followed by another 37 this Thursday (September 28) - then its final 111 branches will close forever next week
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Exact date your local Wilko store will close for good - full list of 111 stores
In an update released today, administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) confirmed that Wilko will disappear as a shop on the high street with three final closing down dates
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People in tears as Wilko employee films emotional farewell to empty store
A Wilko employee has left people in tears after filming his emotional farewell to a now-empty store, as branches of the beloved high street chain prepare for closure up and down the country
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Wilko confirms 111 more stores will close next week with exact dates announced
Wilko collapsed into administration last month and so far around 280 out of its 400 stores have a confirmed closure date