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Wilko.com Limited (trading as Wilko) is a British home improvement and homeware retailer. It was founded as Wilkinson's by James Kemsey Wilkinson and Mary Cooper in 1930, opening its first store as a hardware retailer in Leicester. [2] In 1972, Tony Wilkinson succeeded his father as chairman, leading the retailer through rapid expansion.
In the 2000s, it engaged in rapid nationwide expansion and became one of the UK's fastest growing retailers. [2] As of 2023, The Range has 210 stores across the UK and Ireland. In September 2023, it purchased the Wilko brand from administrators, maintaining its online presence, and began opening physical Wilko stores in December 2023. [3]
Wilko started in 1930 as a single hardware store in Leicester, central England, but fell victim to Britain’s tougher economic environment and cost of living crisis, grappling with high inflation ...
James Kemsey "JK" Wilkinson (6 December 1906 – 18 December 1997) was an English businessman, the founder of the high street chain Wilko. In 2014, it was reported that Wilko had 372 stores, 23,000 employees and annual revenues of £1.5 billion. [2] Wilko collapsed into administration, on 10 August 2023. [3]
In November 2014, the business opened its 400th store (in Stockport) [21] and claimed to serve in excess of three million customers every week. [22] A B&M store in Wood Green shopping centre which replaced a Wilko store. During July 2017, the company completed the acquisition of the smaller frozen food store chain Heron Foods for £152 million.
When Tony Wilkinson retired as chairman of Wilko after 45 years in June 2005, he was replaced by his niece, Karin Swann, and his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson. [3] In 2014, Karin Swann sold her family's 50% holding in the business to Lisa Wilkinson. [4] In May 2019, the Sunday Times Rich List estimated his net worth at £252 million. [5]