Wilko
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Wilko.com Limited is a British variety retailer. It was founded as Wilkinson by James Kemsey Wilkinson and Mary Cooper in 1930 as a hardware retailer, opening its first store in Leicester.
A branch in Castleford in 'Wilkinson' branding in 2010
Interior of a Wilko branch in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Administration sale, Chester, September 2023
The former Wilko store in Chester reopened as a branch of Poundland. Outline of the old Wilko sign remains visible on the wooden fascia. December 2023
B&M
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B & M Retail Limited, trading as B&M, is a British multinational variety store and garden centre chain founded in 1978 and based in Liverpool, England. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange, and i
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…During the administration process, it was reported that its owners had taken £77 million out of the company in the preceding decade. In September 2023, B&M bought 51 Wilko stores for £13 million. An attempt by Canadian businessman Doug Putman to acquire 100 Wilko stores, slimmed down from a deal to acquire…
A B&M store in Kempshott, Hampshire, England, UK
Official B&M Retail logo
A B&M store in Wood Green shopping centre which replaced a Wilko store
Iceland and B&M Store in Burmantofts, England, United Kingdom