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Nov 28, 2023 · What happened to Wilko? Under questioning Mark Jackson, who was chief executive from Christmas 2022, said Wilko could not secure the funding it needed but conceded its problems were largely of its own making. Advertisement. He said its biggest mistake was not furloughing staff and cutting rents during the COVID pandemic.
Sep 12, 2023 · In 2012, Wilkinson began rebranding its stores as Wilko, and by 2014, most stores had emblazoned the new name on storefronts. When we first heard the chain was struggling, we spoke to Wilko...
Nov 28, 2023 · Wilko's former chief executive Mark Jackson, who was appointed during Christmas 2022, told MPs at the same hearing he believed that one of the reasons the company failed was because it stayed...
Nov 28, 2023 · Lisa Wilkinson, Wilko's former chair and granddaughter of the founder, is being questioned by MPs about its collapse. MPs on the Business and Trade Select Committee will want to ask...
Nov 28, 2023 · The former chairwoman of Wilko has apologised to the thousands of people who lost their jobs when the retailer went bust. Speaking to MPs on the Business and Trade Committee, Lisa Wilkinson also...
Aug 22, 2023 · On 10th August 2023, the beloved high street discount store Wilko entered into administration after years of failing fortunes and financial struggling. The company employs over 12,000 people and has 403 stores across the country, all of which are now at risk.
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A former boss of Wilko has spoken of his hopes that the troubled store chain could be saved. The homeware retailer, founded in Leicester and based in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, entered ...
