Wilko store in Northallerton set to be bought by Poundland

Wilkos in Northallerton. Photo: Google.

The Wilko store in Northallerton is set to be bought by the owner’s of discount store Poundland.

Poundland owner Pepco has agreed to buy up to 71 Wilko stores following the collapse of the high street chain, including the branch on Northallerton High Street.

PwC, administrators for Wilko, said that Pepco has sealed a deal which will see the stores reopened under the Poundland brand.

Workers at the stores will not be transferred directly as part of the move, but Poundland has said it will “prioritise” existing Wilko workers for roles when the shops are opened under the new brand.

Poundland said its new lease agreements are set to be completed in “early autumn”, aiming to open the stores by the end of 2023.

It comes a day after administrators confirmed all the group’s remaining shop, warehouse and support centre workers are set to lose their jobs after failing to secure a rescue deal.

Family-owned Wilko employed 12,500 staff and ran 400 shops before it hired administrators early last month after it came under pressure from weak consumer spending and debts to suppliers.

 

The full list of Wilko stores set to be turned into Poundland shops

  • Aberdare

  • Alfreton

  • Alnwick

  • Altrincham

  • Ammanford

  • Ashby

  • Barking

  • Bedminster

  • Beeston

  • Bicester

  • Bishop Stortford

  • Bletchley

  • Bolton

  • Brentwood

  • Brigg

  • Cambridge

  • Chepstow

  • Coalville

  • Cramlington

  • Droitwich

  • Eccles

  • Edmonton Green

  • Ellesmere Port

  • Ferndown

  • Gateshead

  • Grays

  • Greenock

  • Grimsby

  • Havant

  • Hayes

  • Headingley

  • Hessle Road, Hull

  • Hillsborough

  • Hitchin

  • Jarrow

  • Killingworth

  • Kimberley

  • Lee Circle

  • Leek

  • Leigh

  • Lichfield

  • Maidenhead

  • Matlock

  • Melton Mowbray

  • Nelson

  • Northallerton

  • Orton

  • Pembroke Dock

  • Peterlee

  • Pontefract

  • Pontypool

  • Redhill

  • Redruth

  • Ripley

  • Rugeley

  • Sale

  • Seaham

  • Selly Oak

  • Shrewsbury Darwin Centre

  • South Shields

  • Southport

  • Stafford

  • Stamford

  • Stockport

  • Thornaby

  • Wellington

  • Wembley

  • West Ealing

  • Wombwell

  • Worcester

  • Worksop

 

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