Wilko, which employs 12,500 staff across the country, will soon vanish from the high street
Wilko was founded as Wilkinson Cash Stores by James Kemsey Wilkinson in 1930 in Leicester, and remained under the private ownership of the family until its collapse.
Mr Wilkinson’s son Tony joined the company in 1960 and took over as chairman in 1972, before he was succeeded by his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson, and his niece, Karin Swann. Ms Swann sold her family’s 50 per cent holding in the company to Ms Wilkinson in 2014. The company changed its name to Wilkinson Hardware Stores in 1941, before rebranding as Wilko in 2014.that represents Wilko workers, said: “Wilko was far more than a brand, a retailer or the products it sold, it was the thousands of loyal team members now facing an uncertain future.
“Wilko may have ceased genuinely being a family brand many years ago, but the staff kept the real family ethos of Wilko alive until the very end. It is the family that Wilko colleagues made for themselves that will be missed the most.”retail“No worker caused the downfall of Wilko. But they will be the ones who will suffer – all as the owners get off scot-free. GMB will not stop campaigning for the owners of this debacle to be held to account.
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