Date announced for final Wilko store closures - full list of 111 shops set to shut for last time
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe date the final Wilko stores will close for good has been announced. The collapsed retailer will shut its final 111 stores on Sunday October 8.
It comes after the hardware and furnishings retailer tumbled into administration last month after it came under pressure from weak consumer spending and debts to suppliers.
The retailer, which was founded by James Kemsey Wilkinson in Leicester in 1930, had around 400 shops and employed 12,000 people before it collapsed.
Stores have been closing in waves since the administration was first announced. READ MORE: Thug left man with 'blood seeping through his trousers' after savage knife attack in Manchester city centre READ MORE: Passengers on Orlando flight 'searched' as plane swarmed by authorities after 'suspicious package' found by cabin crew Poundland owner Pepco is to buy 71 Wilko shops, including six across Greater Manchester, while B&M has agreed to purchase a further 51.
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