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Wilko is the latest shop to be edged out by competition but it doesn't have to mean the end for the budget retailer

Written by John Wood, Lecturer in Law, Lancaster University

A Wilko branch in Kingston, Surrey.Abdul N Quraishi - Abs/Shutterstock

By selling pick ‘n’ mix, stationery, garden tools and bird boxes, Wilko has spent the last 90 years transforming from a one-store business into one of the UK’s major budget retail players. It now has around 400 stores, but it has also become the latest high...

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