{"id":67912,"date":"2023-09-13T20:47:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/?p=67912"},"modified":"2023-09-13T20:47:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T20:47:35","slug":"full-list-of-wilko-stores-that-will-reopen-as-poundland-and-bm-snap-up-branches-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/likecelebwn.com\/lifestyle\/full-list-of-wilko-stores-that-will-reopen-as-poundland-and-bm-snap-up-branches-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Full list of Wilko stores that will REOPEN as Poundland and B&amp;M snap up branches | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>POUNDLAND and B&amp;M are the latest chains to snap up dozens of Wilko stores. <\/p>\n<p>A total of up to 122 will be reopened after all 400 Wilko shops shut for good in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/OP_LY_WILKO.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Poundland has agreed to buy up to 71 stores, which it will then rebrand and open as its own. <\/p>\n<p>The sites are set to open before Christmas with Wilko employees to be given priority on job roles.<\/p>\n<p>The shops will add to Poundland\u2019s 800 UK branches, which includes a mixture of high street and\u00a0retail\u00a0park stores.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0news\u00a0comes after a \u00a313million deal with B&amp;M was announced last week, with the chain\u00a0agreeing to buy up to 51 stores.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE IN MONEY<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/crop-23909055.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Full list of 28 Wilko shops closing for good TOMORROW <\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-wilko-store-slough-high-836978375.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Wilko name will SURVIVE in deal with discount rival &#8211; and shoppers will be happy<\/h3>\n<p>It&#x27;s important to note that it hasn&#x27;t actually been revealed yet which of Wilko&#x27;s 400 stores have been bought by the discounter.<\/p>\n<p>Locations of the\u00a0stores\u00a0and opening dates will be issued alongside B&amp;Ms half-year financial results on November 9.<\/p>\n<p>The buyout doesn&#x27;t include staff who work at Wilko and the shops will all be rebranded as B&amp;Ms.<\/p>\n<p>It means the Wilko name will vanish from the high street by October as all shops shut. <\/p>\n<h2>Most read in Money<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/maureen-mclean-alamy-live-news-843123179.jpg\"><\/picture><span>PM&#8217;S PLEDGE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Poundland offers Wilko jobs lifeline as Rishi Sunak pledges support to staff<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/2023-wilko-store-slough-high-836978375.jpg\"><\/picture><span>BRAND DEAL <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Wilko name will SURVIVE in deal with discount rival &#8211; and shoppers will be happy<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/w0k47c-exterior-boots-store-piccadilly-746699148.jpg\"><\/picture><span>SHUTTERS DOWN <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Boots to shut sites in weeks following closures &#8211; is your local going?<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/ac-consumer-gdp-july-combo-1.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GOING down <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>UK economy shrinks in July as GDP falls 0.5% \u2013 what it means for your money<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Here is the full list of Wilko stores which will reopen as Poundlands:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aberdare<\/li>\n<li>Alfreton<\/li>\n<li>Alnwick<\/li>\n<li>Altrincham<\/li>\n<li>Ammanford<\/li>\n<li>Ashby<\/li>\n<li>Barking<\/li>\n<li>Bedminster<\/li>\n<li>Beeston<\/li>\n<li>Bicester<\/li>\n<li>Bishop Stortford<\/li>\n<li>Bletchley<\/li>\n<li>Bolton<\/li>\n<li>Brentwood<\/li>\n<li>Brigg<\/li>\n<li>Cambridge<\/li>\n<li>Chepstow<\/li>\n<li>Coalville<\/li>\n<li>Cramlington<\/li>\n<li>Droitwich<\/li>\n<li>Eccles<\/li>\n<li>Edmonton Green<\/li>\n<li>Ellesmere Port<\/li>\n<li>Ferndown<\/li>\n<li>Gateshead<\/li>\n<li>Grays<\/li>\n<li>Greenock<\/li>\n<li>Grimsby<\/li>\n<li>Havant<\/li>\n<li>Hayes<\/li>\n<li>Headingley<\/li>\n<li>Hessle Road, Hull<\/li>\n<li>Hillsborough<\/li>\n<li>Hitchin<\/li>\n<li>Jarrow<\/li>\n<li>Killingworth<\/li>\n<li>Kimberley<\/li>\n<li>Lee Circle<\/li>\n<li>Leek<\/li>\n<li>Leigh<\/li>\n<li>Lichfield<\/li>\n<li>Maidenhead<\/li>\n<li>Matlock<\/li>\n<li>Melton Mowbray<\/li>\n<li>Nelson<\/li>\n<li>Northallerton<\/li>\n<li>Orton<\/li>\n<li>Pembroke Dock<\/li>\n<li>Peterlee<\/li>\n<li>Pontefract<\/li>\n<li>Pontypool<\/li>\n<li>Redhill<\/li>\n<li>Redruth<\/li>\n<li>Ripley<\/li>\n<li>Rugeley<\/li>\n<li>Sale<\/li>\n<li>Seaham<\/li>\n<li>Selly Oak<\/li>\n<li>Shrewsbury Darwin Centre<\/li>\n<li>South Shields<\/li>\n<li>Southport<\/li>\n<li>Stafford<\/li>\n<li>Stamford<\/li>\n<li>Stockport<\/li>\n<li>Thornaby<\/li>\n<li>Wellington<\/li>\n<li>Wembley<\/li>\n<li>West Ealing<\/li>\n<li>Wombwell<\/li>\n<li>Worcester<\/li>\n<li>Worksop<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Wilko brand will live on elsewhere as fellow discounter The Range has agreed a \u00a35million deal today, according to insiders.<\/p>\n<p>The Range, owned by Plymouth-based tycoon Chris Dawson, wants to sell\u00a0Wilko\u00a0branded goods in his discount stores and potentially keep a website.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>All Wilko stores will now close for good after a major deal that would have saved stores and jobs collapsed in a huge blow to the high street.<\/p>\n<p>The Sun\u00a0exclusively reported that talks between PwC and HMV&#x27;s owner Doug Putman had fallen through over the weekend, dashing all hopes of a rescue.<\/p>\n<p>The first 52 closures began on Tuesday, with\u00a024 shops shutting for good\u00a0and another 28 sites to close on Thursday resulting in over 1,000 redundancies.<\/p>\n<p>A further 124 stores are due to shut next week\u00a0with three separate rounds of\u00a0closures\u00a0taking place on Sunday 17, Tuesday 19 and September 21.<\/p>\n<p>Administrators have said the closure dates for the remaining 222 shops will be announced in due time.<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s expected that most sites will close in the coming weeks, leading to a further 9,100 employees losing their\u00a0jobs\u00a0in those stores.<\/p>\n<p>Wilko&#x27;s collapse back in August has been seen as a &quot;massive blow&quot; to the retail sector and staff, although some experts have said &quot;the clock has been ticking&quot; for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Chief executive officer, Mark Jackson,\u00a0said that the company had &quot;left no stone unturned&quot;\u00a0in a bid to save the company.<\/p>\n<p>Shoppers have been left devastated after the beloved chain&#x27;s departure from the high street was announced.<\/p>\n<h2><span>READ MORE SUN STORIES<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/followed-report-body-woman-aged-844452715.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Man arrested on &#8216;murder&#8217; after woman, 65, found shot dead at manor home<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/newspress-collage-23931965-1694613767070.jpg\"><\/p>\n<h3>Helen Flanagan branded \u2018embarrassing\u2019 by mum-shamers as she poses on lunch date<\/h3>\n<p>Meanwhile, we reveal the\u00a0full list of stores\u00a0which have so far been signposted for closure.<\/p>\n<p>And, to keep up to date with the latest\u00a0see our live blog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you have a money problem that needs sorting? Get in touch by emailing\u00a0money-sm@news.co.uk<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>You can also join our new Sun Money Facebook group to share stories and tips and engage with the consumer team and other group\u00a0members.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/money\/23936971\/full-list-wilko-stores-reopen-poundland-bm-branches\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POUNDLAND and B&amp;M are the latest chains to snap up dozens of Wilko stores. A total of up to 122 will be reopened after all 400 Wilko shops shut for good in the coming weeks. Poundland has agreed to buy up to 71 stores, which it will then rebrand and open as its own. 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