wilko: First 50 customers to get goodie bag as much-loved Rotherham Parkgate store reopens

The shop has been closed for a few months

wilko is returning to South Yorkshire with a new store at Parkgate in Rotherham on Friday - and the first 50 people through the door get a goodie bag.

The home and garden retailer opens at 9am, offering bags of 'wilko favourites', as well as an appearance by the Lord Mayor of Rotherham, Councillor Robert Taylor.

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wilko is returning to Parkgate, Rotherham on Good Friday. | Google

The new store is in the old wilko shop and will have a pick and mix stand, pet and garden section, paint mixing service, arts and crafts supplies and garden furniture.

CDS Superstores - owner of the Range - snapped up the brand and website after wilko collapsed in October. It had 12,000 staff and 400 shops, including at Parkgate. 

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Ben Exall, chief digital officer at wilko, said: "We’re delighted to see the return of wilko to the high-street in Rotherham. The team and I anticipate a great response from locals and visitors who are looking for all the products they need to get their home and garden jobs done."

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