Fergus Bailie has never been a man to shirk a challenge.
Poundland owner Pepco has agreed to buy up to 71 Wilko stores following the collapse of the high street chain.
There are “genuine grounds for hope” over the future of stricken retailer Wilko after interest from potential suitors, the GMB union has said.
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