[2] In June 2005, Lisa Wilkinson and Karin Swann succeeded their father and uncle, and from 2012 onwards, rebranded the stores as Wilko.

[3] CDS Superstores (The Range) purchased the Wilko intellectual property in September, re-launching Wilko.com on 12 October, and opening new physical stores from December 2023 onwards.

[2] The founder's son, Tony Wilkinson, joined the company as a branch manager in 1960 and succeeded his father as chairman in 1972, retiring in June 2005.

[11] In August 2017, Wilko began negotiations with the GMB trade union over the company's plan to cut 4,000 jobs.

[14] In June 2020, Warpaint London, a cosmetics company, signed a deal with Wilko to sell their products in UK shops.

[18] On 3 August 2023, Wilko announced its intention to appoint administrators as it was seeking a buyer following a period of difficult trading conditions.

[27] CDS Superstores (The Range) acquired the Wilko brand, website and intellectual property for £5 million.

[35] CDS announced in February 2025 that the opening of Wilko stores would be put on a tempoary pause due to them acquiring and investing into Homebase, CDS will continue to invest in the brand during this time as they introduced an insurance system and adding more Wilko branded products to The Range's stores.

[36][37] The company awarded a five-year logistics contract to Wincanton plc in March 2017, replacing Canute Haulage Group after 29 years.

[38] In September 2019, the GMB union announced that its members would strike over a new weekend working proposal at the distribution centres.