Wilko reveals which 52 stores will close after failing to get rescue deal
Administrators have revealed which shops will shut in the coming weeks
Last updated 6th Sep 2023
It's been revealed which of Wilko's stores will close in the coming weeks after they couldn't secure a rescue deal for the whole business.
Administrators have confirmed 52 locations will shut.
Click here to see an interactive map of which Wilkos stores are closing down.
Talks continue
PwC, which was appointed to oversee the insolvency last month, said it remains in talks with parties interested in buying the remaining parts of the business.
It comes a day after rival retailer B&M bought up to 51 other Wilko stores in a deal worth up to £13 million.
Administrators added on Wednesday that “it is possible that further store closures may regrettably be necessary”, depending on talks with remaining suitors.
It is understood that HMV owner Doug Putman is still in discussions with PwC over a possible deal to save a significant number of stores.
The raft of closures next week will lead to to 1,016 redundancies, while the company has also announced hundreds of further job losses affecting warehouse and service centre staff.
Edward Williams, joint administrator, said: “In the absence of viable offers for the whole business, very sadly store closures and redundancies of team members from those stores are now necessary.
“The loss of these stores will be felt not only by the team members who served them with such dedication, including through the uncertainty of recent weeks, but also the communities which they have been a part of.”
The following Wilko shops will close on Tuesday September 12:
Acton
Aldershot
Barking
Bishop Auckland
Bletchley FF
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 Wilko shops will close on Thursday September 14:
Ashford
Avonmeads
Banbury
Barrow-in-Furness
Basildon
Belle Vale
Burnley (Relocation)
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
The retailer’s Burnley store will also close on Thursday November 14, as part of a relocation.