Far be it from me to spread unsubstantiated rumours, no Siree , not me, so I’ll just say that it’s all going exceedingly swimmingly there. Nothing to see here, move along now. 
What time is the stripper on down the local, i hear she is pretty good?
A decent enough ecdysiast, hopefully no ecdysis incident.
FFS you tease [emoji23]
Well that’s a new word I’ve learned. 
3.2.1………
The rumours are nothing new, cashflow is a big issue as people are not buying stuff from the stores, and it won’t be long before the fat lady sings.
Staff have been working at other GXO sites around the area inc B&Q. Since the Wilko haulage is done by GXO the Wilko drivers/trucks have been pulling B&Q trailers out of B&Q Worksop and Doncaster for months doing trunks and backhaul for B&Q because of the lack of work for them.
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yea. this ■■■■■.
I always found Wilko to be a pretty good shop for buying odd bits and pieces that the big stores might not sell.
this kinda ■■■■■.
The problem is that the publics attitude to buying non essential/non food products has changed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, belts are being tightened as families look to save money.
Shipping costs from the far east have soared, and these combined are where non food retailers are getting caught out. Retailers such as B&Q are also being effected, as the number/frequency of store deliveries per week is decreasing. Some stores would have 1-2 deliveries per day, now they are only having 3+ deliveries per week. This can be an attributed to seasonal factors. However with Wilkos they are somewhat unique in their market.
The only saving grace I can think of is that possibly the timing for the Worksop drivers (employed by GXO) is that the B&Q Heywood depot is closing in the coming months and their work (plants & seasonal) work is expected to move to the Doncaster site (GXO Tspt) and there’s some talk of driving jobs being created & more trucks being added to the site. Doncaster are currently also pulling Screwfix trailers doing screwfix store work and backhaul via the GXO network
12,000 jobs at risk - that’s not good.
Could we start seeing The Little Range ?
IF wilko goes under or is bought by an equity investor then it’s likely that they will cherry pick the best stores and sell the rest, especially when the majority of stores are in retail parks and precincts where the rents will a big part of the cost of having a shop there.
peirre:
The problem is that the publics attitude to buying non essential/non food products has changed since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, belts are being tightened as families look to save money.
Shipping costs from the far east have soared, and these combined are where non food retailers are getting caught out. Retailers such as B&Q are also being effected, as the number/frequency of store deliveries per week is decreasing. Some stores would have 1-2 deliveries per day, now they are only having 3+ deliveries per week. This can be an attributed to seasonal factors. However with Wilkos they are somewhat unique in their market.
The only saving grace I can think of is that possibly the timing for the Worksop drivers (employed by GXO) is that the B&Q Heywood depot is closing in the coming months and their work (plants & seasonal) work is expected to move to the Doncaster site (GXO Tspt) and there’s some talk of driving jobs being created & more trucks being added to the site. Doncaster are currently also pulling Screwfix trailers doing screwfix store work and backhaul via the GXO network
I sometimes work for Argos. When I started home delivery was just taking off.
Then they started closing certain stores and creating fulfilment centres (basically a mini hub that all the van drivers comes to for their deliveries).
then Sainsbury’s got Argos and they started closing more Argos stores and moving them into existing Sainsbury’s stores.
Now the current plan seems to be to get rid of all Argos stores (with the exception of the ones in Lakeside, Bluewater, Oxford Street and the other busy places. They want to close as many Argos stores as possible and just make a few fulfilment centres for home deliveries.
Annoyingly though, I do not blame them.
The government has done a terrible job of protecting the high streets from online shopping. The rent prices are somewhat ridiculous. They need to either tax the internet businesses or offer incentives to keep the retail shops going. A busy high street is a good thing. But I suspect it will be a thing of the past soon enough.
The likes of B&Q have been running 7.5T vans out of their DC’s for years.
Wilkos however hasn’t followed up on that model, instead relying heavily on their stores and internet sales
peirre:
The likes of B&Q have been running 7.5T vans out of their DC’s for years.
Wilkos however hasn’t followed up on that model, instead relying heavily on their stores and internet sales
Yes, but B&Q sell bigger and heavier stuff, Wilko is more of a high street, over the counter type store. guess the biggest problem is the cost of rent and rates in the high st. and no footfall due to high car parking charges.
FWIW, i think B&M are the biggest part of wilkos demise…
Oh and don’t go down the high street to get a card at Clinton’s if they’ve shut that branch
adam277:
The government has done a terrible job of protecting the high streets from online shopping. The rent prices are somewhat ridiculous. They need to either tax the internet businesses or offer incentives to keep the retail shops going. A busy high street is a good thing. But I suspect it will be a thing of the past soon enough.
Cant remember the last time I went to a highstreet, cant think of much worse tbh. Assuming your high street isnt already like every other high street - nothing but chicken shops, Turkish/African barbers, nail salons, Greggs, coffee shops, betting shops and charity shops. Drive in, spend ages trying to find an empty space to park, pay an extortionate fee to park, realise you have to walk to the other side of town anyway to the store you want, run the gauntlet of charity beggars, homeless people, vegans, and religious fanatics all wanting your time & a monthly direct debit, finally get to the store you wanted and the one thing you went there for is out of stock. Trek back to the car, find youve overstayed by 2 seconds and some jobsworth has slapped a ticket on your car.
Or I can stay at home, have a nice cuppa, sat around in my pants scratching my nuts whilst getting exactly what I want from Amazon with free next day (or sometimes even same day if youre lucky) delivery.
Generally the only time Ill go into a physical store is if I need something right NOW, like some electrical component or part to fix something, Maplin was brilliant for that but not enough to keep it alive. When Amazon sorts out its next hour drone delivery thatll be perfect 
And every town must have at least 8 phone repair shops, as for charity shops, they all stink of stale urine and sell suits from the 1970’s and dead man’s shoes.
Here in Matlock our (admittedly small) Wilkos has had competion from Boyes over the last few years, Boyes stocks most of what Wilkos sells but more of it and too be fair has a much larger ground plan resulting in nice wide aisles which are wheelchair/scooter friendly. They also keep modelling supplies, paint, glue etc and clothing plus a large range of tools, pet supplies etc. Alas I fear that the days of our Wilkos were numbered anyway. Like most places we have loads of charity shops, you can almost guarantee that when a shop closes due to the high rates a charity shop will soon appear in its place. 
Pete.
High Street has been gone in USA for reckon 40yrs+ and UK is following suit now too,
Our towns overhere in NI are full of boarded up shops or fake shop-fronts on same.
Sad to see but that’s “progress”!!! [emoji22]
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