All Wilko articles – Page 3
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NewsWilko confirms opening dates and locations for first three concept stores
Wilko has revealed the opening dates and locations for its first three concept stores, due to open before Christmas.
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AnalysisThe Range: The value variety chain bringing back Wilko
With news emerging that five Wilko stores will be brought back to high streets and retail parks by new owner The Range, Retail Week explores what the value variety retailer has been doing to cement its place as a staple in UK retail
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NewsWilko returns to the high street as The Range owner plans ‘aggressive’ store rollout
Wilko shops on high streets and retail parks are to be opened by the brand’s new owner with the first five branches trading in time for Christmas, Retail Week can reveal.
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NewsPoundland to open 75 stores in three months
Poundland is aiming to open or relocate 75 stores by the end of December.
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NewsWilko website resumes trading under new owner The Range
The website wilko.com has restarted its home delivery for online orders under its new owner The Range.
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NewsWilko store deals at risk as discounters renegotiate leases
Rescue deals for former Wilko stores are “at risk” and could fall through as potential buyers try to negotiate more favourable terms with landlords, The Times has reported.
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NewsTen more ex-Wilko stores reopen as Poundland
Ten more ex-Wilko stores will open their doors as Poundland on Saturday, October 7.
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NewsWilko creditors face prospect of as little as 4p in pound payback
Creditors of bust retailer Wilko are expected to lose most of their money, its administrator has estimated.
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NewsFormer Wilko stores to open as Poundland shops this week
Ten former Wilko sites will reopen as Poundland stores on Saturday, September 30.
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NewsExclusive: PureGym and Poundstretcher eye former Wilko stores
Poundstretcher is looking to take over former Wilko stores while PureGym has since said it is no longer interested in the sites, Retail Week has learned.
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NewsWilko: the full and final list of store closures
Wilko will close the last of its remaining stores next month.
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NewsWilko administrators to carry out review of £77m dividends payout
Wilko’s administrators PwC will conduct a review into the dividends paid out to investors in the decade leading up to the retailer’s collapse.
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NewsWilko: Full list of stores closing next week
Wilko administrator PwC has announced a list of branches that will close next week, following the retailer’s collapse.
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NewsWilko staff to face pension cuts after benefit scheme enters the Pension Protection Fund
Wilko staff to face pension cuts as the retailer’s benefit scheme enters the Pension Protection Fund, the Sunday Times reported.
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NewsLidl eyes up former Wilko stores as part of physical expansion plans
Lidl boss Ryan McDonnell said his property team were in “close contact” with Wilko’s administrator about the possibility of snapping up some of its former stores.
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NewsThe Range makes £5m deal to acquire Wilko brand and website
Value retailer The Range has made a deal to buy the Wilko brand from administrators PwC for around £5m, saving 36 jobs in the process.
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NewsPepco Group to snap up 71 former Wilko stores
Pepco Group has reached an agreement with administrator PwC to acquire up to 71 former Wilko sites.
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AnalysisWhat does the collapse of Wilko mean for the UK high street?
News emerged this morning that a rescue deal by HMV owner Doug Putman had collapsed, leading to a further announcement of the likely closure of all 400 stores and the loss of 12,500 jobs by early October.
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NewsAll Wilko branches to close by next month with the likely loss of 12,500 jobs
All 400 branches of Wilko will close by early October with the anticipated loss of all 12,500 jobs across the business, according to the GMB union.
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NewsWilko rescue deal collapses, putting thousands of jobs at risk
A rescue deal for Wilko being worked on by HMV owner Doug Putman has collapsed, leaving the future of thousands of jobs in limbo.