Wilko to return to London with new Uxbridge store
Wilko is to make a return to London with the launch of a new store in Uxbridge this autumn.
The household goods and garden retailer will be opening a 30,000 square foot shop at its former trading location at The Pavillions Shopping Centre.
Subscribe to TRBThe move will mark the retailer’s seventh store opening since the business was acquired by CDS Superstores. New shops have included sites in Exeter, Luton, Plymouth, Poole, Rotherham and St Albans.
The Uxbridge store will stock Wilko’s range of cleaning, decorating and DIY, health and beauty, home and gardening products, and will also offer a Click and Collect service.
Alex Simpkin, chief executive of CDS Superstores, trading as The Range and Wilko, said: “Our expansion is about bringing Wilko back to the heart of communities, providing quality and value in every corner of the UK.
“We’ve had a great reception from customers in our six locations to date, and from wilko.com shoppers, and we’re thrilled to announce our reopening in Uxbridge, which also marks our return to Greater London too.”
Earlier this month, CDS Superstores appointed Antony Darbyshire as its new head of property to drive the high street expansion.
