Wilko collapsed into adminstration earlier this year after it came under pressure from weak consumer spending and debts to suppliers.Bosses were unable to secure a rescue deal as they announced the brand had fallen into administration.The remaining 41 branches are are set to close for good today or be taken over by rival brands.
Read more: Poundland offers over 200 jobs to ex-Wilko workers as more stores set to reopen under budget retailer brandRead more: Exact date first 10 Wilko stores will reopen as Poundland in days Wilko won't disappear for good, however, as The Range has agreed to buy the Wilko brand, website and intellectual property, meaning Wilko products can now be sold in its stores.Wilko was originally founded by James Kemsey Wilkinson in Leicester in 1930 and employed 12,500 workers before its collapse.