Norwich branch of Wilko to close for final time next month

The high street retailer fell into administration last month

The Wilko on St Stephen's Street, Norwich
Published 22nd Sep 2023

Wilko is to shut the doors of its last remaining store in Norfolk on Thursday October 5, with the Norwich store set to close down.

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 will shut its final 111 stores in early October as part of the final phase of closures, administrators for PwC said.

The Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth branches have already gone, with the Wilkos in King's Lynn, Thetford and Dereham to follow next week.

The Wilko brand will not disappear entirely from the UK high street after The Range agreed to buy Wilko's brand, website and intellectual property, with plans to sell the acquired brand in its stores.

Wilko was originally founded by James Kemsey Wilkinson in Leicester in 1930 and employed 12,500 workers before its collapse.

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