![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/its-woolworths-all-over-again-shoppers-devastated-at-demise-of-beloved-wilko/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/000-jobs-risk-administrators-expected-837139848.jpg&description=WILKO LOVE Published : 14:46, 10 Aug 2023 Updated : 14:52, 10 Aug 2023 WILKO shoppers have been left devastated after the beloved high street chain collapsed into administration. The budget retailer failed to secure a rescue deal , putting around 12,000 jobs at risk. 1 Wilko shoppers have been left devastated after the chain went bust Credit: Alamy The chain, which runs more than 400 stores across the UK, told staff and shoppers that it has hired administrators to oversee the process. We've a full list of all Wilko stores at risk of closing. In an emotional statement , Wilko boss Mark Jackson said the company had "left no stone unturned" in trying to save the chain. Devastated shoppers have flooded social media with their equally heartfelt messages for the struggling retailer. One person said on X, formerly known as Twitter : "Tears in my eyes man, if we can't go to Wilko, where can we go??" While another added: "Wilko shutting down is actually the most devastating thing to happen this year." And a third wrote: "Goodbye Wilko, all the best. Was a pleasure to have known you." Other social media users likened the news to huge high street losses like Debenhams and Woolworths . Taking on X, one shopper said: "This hits home, Debenhams now gone? Now Wilko, which will be next?' Plus another said: "A real shame. Bring back Woolworths!' Another user echoed this, writing: "It's like Woolworths all over again." Debenhams shut its doors for the final time in its 234-year history in 2021. The department store collapsed amid the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic after suffering slumping sales in the years previous. The company then started its liquidation process at the start of 2021 after failing to secure a rescue sale. While Woolworths fell into administration 15-years ago and all 800 of the retailer's stores closed as a result. The retailer, famous for its sweet pick-n-mix selection, was a high street stalwart and sold a variety of products from kitchen supplies to garde){kind=link}
WILKO shoppers have been left devastated after the beloved high street chain collapsed into administration.
The budget retailer has failed to secure a rescue deal, putting around 12,000 jobs at risk, it was announced today.
The chain, which runs more than 400 stores across the UK, told staff and shoppers that it has hired administrators to oversee the process.
We’ve a full list of all Wilko stores at risk of closing.
In an emotional statement, Wilko boss Mark Jackson said he had “left no stone unturned” in trying to save the chain from collapsing.