Wilko employed 12,500 workers and had 400 stores when it collapsed into administration last month

Wilko will close the doors of its final stores on Sunday, October 8, administrators for PwC have confirmed.

Despite the store closures, the Wilko brand will not disappear entirely from the UK high street, after The Range agreed to buy Wilko’s brand, website and intellectual property.

It is understood the company intends to sell the acquired brand in its stores.

Wilko will shut its final 111 stores in early October as part of the final phase of Wilko store closures.

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The high-street retailer is also closing 74 stores this week, following a series of store closures this month.

The firm shut 37 sites after trading yesterday on Sunday, September 24. Wilko is closing 37 stores on Tuesday, September 26 and 37 locations on Thursday, September 28.

Full list of final 111 Wilko store closures