Wilko has entered administration, marking the end of the largest privately owned retailer in the UK. The British retailer’s failure to secure a rescue deal means around 12,000 jobs are now at risk.

So, farewell Wilko. Despite last minute white knights offering to ride to the rescue, administrators could not find an acceptable deal to keep the U.K. retailer’s 408 stores open. Instead, there has ...

Lisa Wilkinson, former Wilko chair and granddaughter of the company’s founder, said she didn’t listen to expert advice until it was too late to save the British budget retail chain. Speaking to ...

An employment tribunal has ruled in favour of 10,000 former employees of failed UK high street retailer Wilko, following a legal victory by the GMB union. 9,000 ex-employees from larger stores, each ...

British household goods discount retailer Wilko said it had fallen into administration on Thursday, putting its 400 stores and 12,500 jobs in danger if a buyer can’t be found. The family-owned ...

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LONDON, Sept 12 (Reuters) - British discount retailer Poundland said on Tuesday it would buy up to 71 Wilko stores and convert the collapsed homeware and household goods chain's sites into its own ...

LONDON, Aug 10 (Reuters) - British homeware discount chain Wilko has collapsed into administration, a form of creditor protection that puts its 12,000 jobs in danger, it said on Thursday. "We left no ...