B&M confirms location of first Wilko store takeover ahead of 51 new openings – is your area getting one?

B&M has confirmed the location of its first Wilko takeover ahead of 51 new openings.

The bargain retailer has agreed a 10-year lease for an ex-Wilko store in Washington, Tyne and Wear.

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B&M is taking over the collapsed chain’s former unit in The Galleries Shopping Centre, according to the Sunderland Echo.

Simon Eatough, director for landlord and tenant at LCP, part of M Core, which owns and manages the shopping centre...