Wigan reporter Sian Jones outside the Wilko store, Standishgate, Wigan town centre, which is due to close as Wilko, previously known as Wilkinsons, has gone into administration after a rescue bid failed.
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00:00 So we're outside Wilko's in Wigan Town Centre. There had been hopes that the shop would be
00:04 saved, however a deal to buy the brand has fell through and this looks to be one of the
00:09 ones set to close which is another blow to the High Street and the Town Centre and all
00:13 the regeneration work that's been going on. So we're down here today to speak to some
00:17 shoppers but none of them wanted to be on video. A lot of them are shocked and disappointed
00:23 and wonder what's going to be next because this is where they buy all their home goods
00:27 and now they think it's going to be another empty shop that's going to remain empty in
00:31 the Town Centre for a number of years.