Archive of all Wilko articles – Page 4
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News15 Wilko stores at risk of closure in review of lease terms
The stores will be shut this year as leases end unless landlords agree to more “favourable terms” for the home, garden and fmcg retailer
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NewsWilko gets a brand refresh across own-label ranges
The result is a more consistent design across 15,000 SKU
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NewsWilko invests in autonomous delivery vehicle company StreetDrone
The retailer was today revealed to be the lead investor in StreetDrones, which will use the funding to accelerate the deployment of its car-sized robotic delivery units
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NewsWilko to keep in-store face mask recycling points until the end of September
The retailer claimed a high street first with the launch of the initiative on 1 April, but it was initially intended to run for just three months
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NewsWilko sales drop £107m as Covid-cautious shoppers stay away from high street
Sales fell 7.3% to £1.4bn in the year ended 30 January 2021, with like-for-like figures down 7.7%, according to the accounts
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NewsWilko claims 1,500-tonne plastic saving after sustainable wipes move
The home and garden discounter replaced plastic with renewable plant fibre in all its own-label wipes a year ago
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NewsWilko appoints Karen Mackay as group chief financial officer
Mackay joins the home and garden chain from Optegra International, where she has been group chief financial officer for five years
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NewsWilko blames 'severe economic headwinds' for profit slump
Like-for-like sales were up 1% in its 2016/17 financial year
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NewsWilko hails 'year of recovery' as sales grow for first time in three years
Wilko has halted three consecutive years of declining sales thanks to a “buoyant” Christmas and its growing portfolio of stores
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NewsWilkinson rebrand to 'Wilko' gathers pace
Discounter Wilkinson is to change its website address to Wilko.com…
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Wilkinson tries out 'Wilko' format
Wilkinson has launched a new ‘Wilko’ format to act as a test store for a range of innovations it hopes to introduce…
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NewsWilkinson sees the bright side as profits crash
Pre-tax profits plunged from £60.8m to £22.7m in the past year at Wilkinson. But the value retailer said it was…
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NewsMitchell steps down as Wilkinson's CEO
Stuart Mitchell has stepped down as CEO of Wilkinson after six years.
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NewsIt’s Wilko and out for discounter boss Mitchell
Wilkinson chief executive Stuart Mitchell has resigned after six years at the helm.
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NewsPoundland basket spend is higher
Shoppers snap up more bargains at Poundland than at its pound shop rivals, research by Him! has revealed.
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NewsDiscounters dominate in The Grocer's Top 50
Aldi and Lidl have hogged the spotlight, but the growth of TJ Morris, B&M Retail, Farmfoods and other UK-owned discounters has been no less dramatic.
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NewsNew tenants signing up for Haldanes sites
Half of the 21 Haldanes stores that shut last summer have new tenants.
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ProfilesPeter Pritchard
Pritchard was head of buying for Wilkinson and is now commercial director for Pets At Home.
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Profiles
Toy story: The Grocer meets HTI chief Mark Walls
From its Lancashire HQ, toy supplier HTI – led by UK MD Mark Walls – is planning to make toys a more important fixture in our nation’s supermarkets. Tara Craig finds out how
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Shoppers hungry to do a bigger grocery shop at Wilkinson
Shoppers would welcome an increased grocery offer at high street variety discounter Wilkinson, new research has revealed.Him!'s Variety Discounter Tracking Programme, which quizzed 1,000 Wilkinson and Poundland shoppers at 70 stores,...