Market Harborough’s Wilko To Close This Sunday
Written by HFM News on 12th September 2023
Market Harborough’s Wilko store will close on Sunday with all 24 members of staff to be made redundant.
The shop in St Mary’s Place will be one of the first to shut its doors for good, after administrators were unable to find a buyer for the homeware retailer.
Workers were told the news yesterday and that their final day of employment will be next Tuesday.
Wilko in Market Harborough
400 Wilko stores nationwide will close by early October with the loss of over 9,000 jobs, after a potential rescue deal collapsed yesterday.
Zelf Hussain, joint administrator at PwC, said: “Despite the significant and intensive efforts of both ourselves and Putman Investments – the remaining party interested in buying a significant part of the business as a going concern – a transaction could not be progressed due to the inability to reduce central infrastructure costs quickly enough to make a deal commercially viable.
“The dedication shown by all team members during this period has been hugely humbling and we are grateful for the patience and understanding they have shown.
“As with those who have already been given notice of redundancy, we will guide and support those team members impacted over the coming weeks through the redundancy claims process.”
