The Wilko shops in Darlington and Northallerton are among those to shut next week, it has been announced. 

The administrators in charge of winding down trading across Wilko stores nationally said that 111 more stores will serve customers for a final time next week.

The Darlington Wilko shop, located on East Street in the centre of the town, will close after trading on Monday, September 25, while the Northallerton store, on the High Street, will close on Friday, September 29. 

The Northallerton branch is among several due to reopen under the Poundland brand.

Darlington and Stockton Times: Wilko in Northallerton

They are among ten stores in the North East and North Yorkshire area to be rolling down the shutters for the final time next week. Branches in Chester-le-Street, Durham's Arnison Centre, Hartlepool and Thornaby, will close on Wednesday.

Darlington and Stockton Times: Darlington's Wilko store.

The high street chain, which entered administration last month, started its closure process last week after it failed to secure a deal from a suitable business wanting to buy the chain.

The stores shutting in the North East and North Yorkshire are: 

Monday, September 25

Darlington, County Durham

Killingworth, North Tyneside

 

Wednesday, September 27

Alnwick, Northumberland

Arnison-Durham, Durham, County Durham

Blyth, Northumberland

Chester Le Street, County Durham

Hartlepool, County Durham

South Shields, Tyne and Wear

Thornaby, North Yorkshire

 

Friday, September 29

Northallerton, North Yorkshire

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All of Wilko’s 400 shops will close by early October, according to administrators from PwC, resulting in the redundancies of a further 9,100 employees in those stores. 

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The closure of distribution centre (DC) operations took place on Friday, September, 15 with the majority of the remaining 886 DC employees being made redundant on that date. 

Darlington and Stockton Times: It comes as the homeware and hardware brand failed to secure a “rescue deal” earlier this week

Zelf Hussain, joint administrator, said: “Despite the significant and intensive efforts of both ourselves and Putman Investments - the remaining party interested in buying a significant part of the business as a going concern - a transaction could not be progressed due to the inability to reduce central infrastructure costs quickly enough to make a deal commercially viable.

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“The dedication shown by all team members during this period has been hugely humbling and we are grateful for the patience and understanding they have shown.

"As with those who have already been given notice of redundancy, we will guide and support those team members impacted over the coming weeks through the redundancy claims process.

"We also continue to collaborate closely with relevant agencies and engage with any potential employers to help facilitate a quick return to new employment for those impacted.”