The final trading day for the Mansfield retail store saw a 90% off sale, as customers flocked to the shop to buy last-minute reduced stock.
It was a “sad” day for staff and customers – as the unit was reduced to empty shelves, with dozens of supportive messages and thank you cards left at the front of the store.
Mansfield Wilko, on Clumber Street, closed its doors for the final time on Thursday, September 28.
Your Chad visited the store and staff on Mansfield Wilko’s final trading day.
Here is what it looked like inside...
9. 'Clocking off'
Staff members posed for a photo in front of the Wilko sign on Clumber Street. “We are all family, as many of us have worked here for decades, met partners here, and made lifelong friends. It's been a huge part of our lives. I will miss the team and our customers. I wish it could have been saved," said store manager, Lewis Smedley who has worked for the company for 35 years. Photo: Phoebe Cox