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will close by early October, the GMB union has said.fell through on MondayOther firms are interested in taking over some of the outlets for different retailer brands but none are known to be interested in running them as Wilko stores.PwC, who have been handling Wilko’s future after it collapsed into administration last month, has not yet commented on the latest developments.
Hundreds of jobs have already been axed at Wilko’s support and distribution centres.The Wilko family – who ran the firm until its problems ramped up – have been criticised forLisa Wilkinson, granddaughter of founder James Kempsey Wilkinson, insists the pay-outs ‘wouldn’t have made the difference’ and said managers threw ‘everything and everything again at trying to make Wilko a success’ again.
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