Wilko Limited

Wilko Limited, formerlyWilkinson Cash Stores Limited(1930–1941), Wilkinson Hardware Stores, Limited (1941–2014), and Wilko Retail Limited (2014–2021), is a British high-street retail chain which sells homewares and household goods.

The company was founded in Leicester by James Kemsey Wilkinson in 1930, and until entering administration, remained in the ownership of the founding family.

On 10 August 2023 the company, which had been faced with financial difficulties and supply issues for some time, entered administration, putting 12,000 jobs at risk.

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