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James Kemsey "JK" Wilkinson (6 December 1906 – 18 December 1997) was an English businessman, the founder of the high street chain Wilko. In 2014, it was reported that Wilko had 372 stores, 23,000 employees and annual revenues of £1.5 billion. Wilko collapsed into administration, on 10 August 2023.
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The retail chain Wilko Limited (formerly Wilkinson Cash...
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3. Aug. 2023 · The business was founded in Leicester in 1930 by James Kemsey Wilkinson, it remains in the ownership of the founding Wilkinson family to this day. Son of the founder, Tony Wilkinson, joined the family business in 1960 as a store branch manager and went on to succeed his father as chairman in 1972.
11. Aug. 2023 · It is a far cry from the vision of the group’s late founder, James Kemsey Wilkinson, whose focus was on shoppers “getting a good deal” as the family-owned discount chain liked to boast on its...
J ames Kemsey (JK) Wilkinson opened his first Wilkinson Cash Store on Charnwood Street, Leicester, in 1930. Within nine years, the hardware and gardenware retailer was a chain of nine...
- Retail Editor, The Times
13. Aug. 2023 · Chain was controlled by descendants of founder, James Kemsey Wilkinson. Biggest payout was a £63m jackpot in 2015. Multi-million pound dividends continued even as company headed for rocks. By...
28. Nov. 2023 · Wilko was founded in 1930 by James Kemsey Wilkinson, who opened the first shop in Leicester. By the 1990s, it had become one of Britain's fastest-growing retailers.
