Wilko
Wilko (and wilko.com) is a retail chain owned by The Range since 2023, prior to which it was owned by Wilko Limited, founded in the United Kingdom in 1930.
The retail chain Wilko Limited (formerly Wilkinson Cash Stores Limited, Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited, and Wilko Retail Limited) was founded in Leicester by James Kemsey Wilkinson in 1930, and remained in the ownership of the founding family before it went into administration. The chain entered administration in August 2023 after being faced with financial and supply issues for some time, which put 12,500 jobs at risk.
The Range acquired the Wilko brand, website and intellectual property the following month. The final stores under the previous ownership closed on 8 October 2023. Wilko was relaunched as an online store and a brand of The Range on 12 October 2023.
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