THE Wilko store in Taunton is safe - for the time being at least.
The East Street premises is not on a list of 52 stores set to close next week after Wilko collapsed into administration.
But there are fears further stores could be closed.
Administrators PwC have announced 26 shops that will close next Tuesday (September 12) and Thursday (September 14) due to the "absence of viable offers" for the whole company.
More than 1,000 staff are being made redundant while further stores, including Taunton, await to see if a rescue deal for the business is accepted.
READ MORE: Empty shelves and big discounts at Wilko in Taunton.
B&M has agreed a £13million deal for up to 51 Wilko buildings, but the fate of the brand and 300 further stores is undecided.
An offer tabled by HMV's Doug Putman is believed to have stalled over funding issues.
Commenting on the closures, Edward Williams, joint administrator at PwC, said: "The loss of these stores will be felt not only by the team members who served them with such dedication, including through the uncertainty of recent weeks, but also the communities which they have been a part of."
PwC has also said "further store closures may regrettably be necessary".
Stores closing on Tuesday, September 12:
Acton
Aldershot
Barking
Bishop Auckland
Bletchley
Brownhills
Camberley
Cardiff Bay Retail Park
Falmouth
Harpurhey
Irvine
Liverpool Edge Lane
Llandudno
Lowestoft
Morley
Nelson
Port Talbot
Putney
Stafford
Tunbridge Wells
Wakefield
Weston-super-Mare
Westwood Cross
Winsford.
Stores closing on Thursday, September 14:
Ashford
Avonmeads
Banbury
Barrow in Furness
Basildon, Belle Vale
Burnley
Clydebank
Cortonwood
Dagenham
Dewsbury
Eccles
Folkestone
Great Yarmouth
Hammersmith
Huddersfield
Morriston
New Malden
North Shields
Queen Street Cardiff
Rhyl
Southampton-West Quay
St Austell
Stockport
Truro
Uttoxeter
Walsall
Woking.
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