Sign for the homeware and hardware brand Wilko on 4th August 2023 in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Wilko Limited, formerly Wilkinson Cash Stores, Wilkinson Hardware Stores Limited, and Wilko Retail Limited, is a British high-street retail chain which sells homewares and household goods, which had been faced with financial difficulties and supply issues for some time, and went into administration in August 2023, putting 12,000 jobs at risk..