Devastated Wilko shoppers said the beloved chain never recovered from the pandemic as it plunged into administration today.
Shoppers and people who worked at Wilko said shelves were often empty since it reopened after lockdown.
Wilko’s troubles put 12,000 jobs and 400 stores at risk, with devastated shoppers fearing it will become ‘another Woolworths’.
The chain, which had been owned by the Wilkinson family since it was established as a single hardware store in Leicester in 1930, has now appointed
