Wilko collapse: Ex-workers frustrated as questions rise over owners 'burgling' their own business

Sky's Adele Robinson looks into the latest surrounding the collapse of retail chain Wilko, as the GMB union accused the owners of bleeding the company dry through dividend payments.

A document by administrators PwC, seen by Sky News, showed the Wilkinson family received £9m in dividends between January 2019 and February 2022.

The news has left ex-workers questioning whether stores could have remained open.

Read more: https://news.sky.com/story/wilko-boss-we-ran-out-of-cash-and-i-am-sorry-13017910#:~:text=A%20document%20by%20administrators%20PwC,made%20in%20February%20last%20year.

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