How Brits (and businesses) fell in love with the humble retail park September 20, 2023 On the outskirts of every bustling town and city lies the reliable, yet boring, retail park. But, as dull as they may be, retail parks are having their moment in the sun.
Wilko: High street chain collapsed owing £400m to creditors September 15, 2023 Wilko collapsed with a well over £400m gap in its finances, according to documents published on Companies House, including £157.3m owed to trade creditors. The reports, first published by The Grocer, show that the high street chain owed £411m to unsecured creditors, and a further £25.8m was owed to HMRC. Some of the creditors included [...]
Wilko brand set to be bought by The Range as carve up continues September 13, 2023 The Range is poised to buy the brand and intellectual property of Wilko, as the collapsed high street store continues to be carved up by competitors.
Poundland owner Pepco snaps up 71 Wilko sites after its collapse September 12, 2023 Poundland owners, Pepco, will acquire 71 Wilko sites to be transformed into Poundland chains. Yesterday, it was confirmed that all Wilko stores would vanish after a deal with HMV owner Doug Putman fell through due to over concerns about the costs of the retailer’s infrastructure. Rival discounter store chain B&M also bought 51 Wilko stores [...]
RIP Wilko: How another high street chain went to the wall September 11, 2023 After more than 90 years on the high street, Wilko and all its 400 stores will vanish by early October. Its 12,500 staff were hoping that HMV owner Doug Putman would be able to close a rescue deal that would see several hundred stores saved. But the Canadian entrepreneur abandoned talks with the high street [...]
Wilko to shut all 400 stores, putting 12,500 jobs at risk September 11, 2023 All 400 Wilko stores will shut, putting 12,500 jobs at risk, according to a statement from the GMB union. Staff were informed about the development this morning and the group warned that it is now likely that all staff will be made redundant. It comes after a deal to acquire around 100 Wilko stores by [...]
Wilko: Over 200 job cuts confirmed after M2 Capital drops out of bidding race August 31, 2023 Administrators for Wilko confirmed today that over 200 jobs will be lost after M2 Capital's bid to buy the entire group timed out this morning.
Who are the frontrunners in the race to save Wilko? August 30, 2023 Why did Wilko go bust? A cocktail of dwindling demand for physical stores and competition in the discount market appeared to tip Wilko into administration. Even when a squeeze on public finances forced shoppers back to the high street in search of cheaper goods, they seemed to favour rivals B&M and Poundland when nabbing a [...]
Wilko job cuts ‘likely’ – but 11th hour talks with Poundland owner continue August 23, 2023 Administrators for Wilko today warned that job losses were “likely” as potential buyers were no longer interested in acquiring the whole group. Wilko first called in the administrators three weeks ago after several months looking for investment failed to bring forth any fruit. Sky News reported today that Poundland owner Pepco Group is in advanced [...]
Cost of living crisis: 63 per cent of Brits now shop at discount grocery stores August 22, 2023 More than half of shoppers now shop at discount grocery stores as Brits continue to seek out bargains amid the cost of living crisis. According to new data released by NIQ, in the last four weeks some 63 per cent of the public shopped at value chains such as Aldi, B&M and Poundland, with over [...]