Wilko

For other uses, see Wilko (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Wilco.

Wilko.com Limited
Logo used since 2008
Product type
OwnerNorton Group Holdings
CountryUnited Kingdom
Previous ownersWilko Limited
Websitewww.wilko.com

Wilko.com Limited (trading as Wilko) is a retail chain owned by Norton Group Holdings (parent company of The Range) since 2023, prior to which it was owned by Wilko Limited, founded in the United Kingdom in 1930.

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]

Norton Group Holdings 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 on 12 October 2023,[7] and as a physical store in December 2023.[8]

  1. ^ "Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name". gov.uk. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Certificate of Incorporation". gov.uk. 13 February 1941. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Certificate of Incorporation on Change of Name". gov.uk. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b Masud, Faarea (10 August 2023). "Wilko to stay open for now in race to save jobs". BBC News. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  5. ^ Saker-Clark, Henry (14 September 2023). "The Range confirms deal to buy Wilko brand and website". Evening Standard. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ^ Hooker, Lucy; Masud, Faarea (8 October 2023). "Wilko: End of an era as shops shut for good". BBC News. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  7. ^ Morgan, Aoife (12 October 2023). "Wilko relaunches website under new owner The Range". Retail Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
  8. ^ "wilko confirms first three locations and opening dates for their concept stores". Wilko. 3 November 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2024.