Wilko is shutting its first group of shops on Tuesday as the dramatic collapse of the high street chain takes shape.The historic retailer will shut 24 stores across the UK in the first phase of closures, with hundreds of employees set for redundancy.It comes a day after administrators confirmed all the group's remaining shop, warehouse and support centre workers are set to lose their jobs.

Wilko is shutting its first group of shops on Tuesday as the dramatic collapse of the high street chain takes shape.The historic retailer will shut 24 stores across the UK in the first phase of closures, with hundreds of employees set for redundancy.It comes a day after administrators confirmed all the group's remaining shop, warehouse and support centre workers are set to lose their jobs.