Wilko set to close multiple stores after failure to find a deal

Most Wilko stores will close within weeks, the union representing around a third of its staff has revealed, after it said an attempt to rescue the beloved high-street retailer out of administration “fell through”.GMB Union, which represents more than 3,000 of Wilko’s nearly 12,500 employees, said it was told that “there is no longer any prospect that the majority of the business will be saved”.