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Wilko Retail Ltd. (formerly Wilkinson Hardware Stores) is a British high-street chain which sells homewares and household goods.
Founded in 1930 as Wilkinson Cash Stores by James Kemsey Wilkinson in Leicester, the company has remained largely in the hands of the founding family. When Tony Wilkinson, the son of the founder, retired as chairman after 45 years in June 2005, he was replaced by his niece, Karin Swann, and his daughter, Lisa Wilkinson. In 2014, Karin Swann sold her family's 50% holding in the business to Lisa Wilkinson.
Wilko may refer to:
- Wilko (retailer), a British high-street chain selling primarily homewares and household goods
- Jonny Wilkinson (born 1979), English rugby player
- Wilko Johnson, English musician
- Wilko de Vogt (born 1975), Dutch football goalkeeper, mostly played for Dutch clubs
- Wilko Risser (born 1982), Namibian-German football forward, mostly played for German clubs, now plays for Chippa United
- Wilko (horse), American racehorse
Wilko (foaled January 13, 2002 in Kentucky) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in the United Kingdom and in the United States. He is one of four European-trained colts to have won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile.