Wilko set to call in administrators – full list of 408 stores at risk of closure
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High street retailer Wilko has confirmed it is filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting 12,000 jobs at risk.
The company now has a 10-day period to secure finances.
Wilko chief executive officer Mark Jackson said: “While we can confirm we’ve had a significant level of interest, including indicative offers that we believe would meet all our financial criteria to recapitalise the business, at present, we don’t today have an offer that provides the necessary liquidity in the time we have available, given the mounting cash pressures we’re faced with.
“Unfortunately, with this in mind, today we’re having to take the difficult decision to file a notice of intention.
Wilko has 408 stores across the UK and employs 12,000 people
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“We’ll continue to progress discussions with interested parties with the aim of completing a transaction which preserves the business and will encourage those interested parties we’re in discussions with to move as fast as possible.
“We continue to believe that our robust turnaround plan, with significant re-stabilisation cost savings in progress, will deliver a profitable Wilko and maximise the significant opportunities that we know exist.”
The notice of intention doesn’t mean the retailer will enter administration, but it has sparked fears of stores closing.
A Wilko spokesperson told GB News: "There are no immediate store closures planned as a result of the announcement today, and the business continues to trade as usual during this period."
This is the full list of Wilko store locations:
- Aberdare(1)
- Abergavenny(1)
- Accrington(1)
- Acocks Green(1)
- Acton(1)
- Aldershot(1)
- Alfreton(1)
- Alnwick(1)
- Altrincham(1)
- Ammanford(1)
- Andover(1)
- Arnold(1)
- Ashford(1)
- Ashington(1)
- Ashton-Under-Lyne(1)
- Aylesbury(1)
- Ayr(1)
- Banbury(1)
- Barking(1)
- Barnsley(3)
- Barnstaple(1)
- Barrow In Furness(1)
- Barry(1)
- Basildon(1)
- Basingstoke(1)
- Bedford(2)
- Bedminster(1)
- Belper(1)
- Beverley(1)
- Bexleyheath(1)
- Bicester(1)
- Biggleswade(1)
- Birkenhead(1)
- Birmingham(3)
- Bishop Auckland(1)
- Bishops Stortford(1)
- Blackburn(1)
- Blackpool(1)
- Blackwood(1)
- Bletchley(1)
- Blyth(1)
- Bognor Regis(1)
- Bolton(2)
- Bordon(1)
- Boston(1)
- Bournemouth(2)
- Bradford(1)
- Brentwood(1)
- Bridgend(2)
- Bridgwater(1)
- Brigg(1)
- Brighouse(1)
- Bristol(3)
- Bromley(1)
- Brownhills(1)
- Burgess Hill(1)
- Burnley(1)
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- Chippenham(1)
- Clacton On Sea(1)
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- Wembley(1)
- West Drayton(1)
- West Ealing(1)
- Weston-Super-Mare(1)
- Weymouth(1)
- Whitehaven(1)
- Widnes(1)
- Wigan(1)
- Wimbledon(1)
- Winsford(1)
- Woking(1)
- Wolverhampton(1)
- Wood Green(1)
- Woolwich(1)
- Worcester(1)
- Workington(1)
- Worksop(2)
- Worthing(1)
- Wrexham(1)
- Wythenshawe(1)
- Yeovil(1)
- York(1)
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Wilko has confirmed it is filing a notice of intention to appoint administrators
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Wilko confirmed in January last year that 16 stores would close in 2022, as part of a growth strategy.
The Wilko store closures announced at the time were:
- Bournemouth
- Stockton
- Shipley
- The Fort
- Scunthorpe
- Narborough Road
- Grantham
- Redditch
- Rotherham
- Skegness
- Sutton Coldfield
- Orpington
- Edmonton Green
- Llanelli
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Cleethorpes