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52 Wilko shops set to close next week
THE administrator of the retailer chain Wilko is to close 52 stores and make more than 1,300 staff redundant as talks continue with potential buyers for the remainder of the business.
24 branches will shut on Tuesday followed by a further 28 stores 2 days later. But 51 stores have been saved after being sold to rival B&M. B&M has agreed a £13m deal for up to 51 of Wilko's buildings, but the fate of the brand and a further 300 stores remain uncertain. A bigger rescue package put forward by HMV's Doug Putman understood to have been held up due to funding issues.
Some retailers such as Dunelm and Toolstation have urged Wilko employees to apply for roles.
The following stores will close on 12 September 2023:-
Acton
Aldershot
Barking
Bishop Auckland
Bletchley
Brownhills
Camberley
Cardiff Bay Retail Park
Falmouth
Harpurhey
Irvine
Liverpool Edge Lane
Llandudno
Lowestoft
Morley
Nelson
Port Talbot
Putney
Stafford
Tunbridge Wells
Wakefield
Weston-super-Mare
Westwood Cross
Winsford
The following stores will close on 14 September 2023-
Ashford
Avonmeads
Banbury
Barrow in Furness
Basildon, Belle Vale
Burnley
Clydebank
Cortonwood
Dagenham
Dewsbury
Eccles
Folkestone
Great Yarmouth
Hammersmith
Huddersfield
Morriston
New Malden
North Shields
Queen Street Cardiff
Rhyl
Southampton-West Quay
St Austell
Stockport
Truro
Uttoxeter
Walsall
Woking
Administrators PwC issued a statement saying:- "We are actively in discussions with other parties interested in buying parts of the business." PwC have added that they were:- "committed to preserving as many jobs as possible."
But the PwC has warned that it was possible that:- "further store closures may regrettably be necessary."
Are you affected by these closures? Email us at:- News24@SouthportReporter.Com and let us know your thoughts on this news.
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