Wilko
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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.
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Owner | The Range |
Country | United Kingdom |
Introduced | 1973 (products) 2012 (stores) |
Previous owners | Wilko Limited |
Website | www |
The retail chain Wilko Limited[1] (formerly Wilkinson Cash Stores Limited,[citation needed] Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited,[2] and Wilko Retail Limited[3]) was founded in Leicester by James Kemsey Wilkinson in 1930, and remained in the ownership of the founding family before it went into administration.[4] 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.[4]
The Range acquired the Wilko brand, website and intellectual property the following month.[5] The final stores under the previous ownership closed on 8 October 2023.[6] Wilko was relaunched as an online store and a brand of The Range on 12 October 2023.[7]