The scramble to scoop up some of the brand's 400 shut shops continues.
And now, it looks like Lidl has entered the fold to try and get its hands on some of the shops.his property team were in ‘close contact’ with Wilko’s administrator, PwC.
Lidl has opened 50 new stores in the year to the end of February, and has opened at least 15 new branches this year.52 branches of the high street store are set to close this weekThe discount supermarket chain this week revealed its British arm swung to an annual loss, however. But it said it had invested heavily in the business to increase its market share, and added its sales had jumped 18.8% to £9.3 billion.
Aldi is also thought to be considering purchasing some of Wilko’s closed stores, while it also looks to expand its brand.workers are ‘likely’ to be made redundant after attempts to rescue the discount chain failed., with the rest next month.
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