Wilko Crossgates closure: Local shopper reflections

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Crossgates shoppers reflect on the closure of Wilko, from what they used to buy there to what they would like to see open in the East Leeds shopping centre.

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00:00 As I say, about 25, 26 years have been coming to Wilco's,

00:05 and it's generally the sold,

00:07 almost everything you could think of

00:08 apart from furniture, obviously.

00:11 But it's great atmosphere, great staff willing to help you,

00:14 and it's a sad day.

00:16 Now it's closed, and it would be lovely

00:19 to see a supermarket instead of having to go

00:23 sort of half a mile, a mile away.

00:25 - I'm upset it's closing,

00:27 'cause I do get bits and bats from there.

00:30 Mainly things to pick up for cleaning, gardening.

00:32 It's got everything in.

00:35 And really, I feel sorry for the people who work there.

00:39 I mean, like, they've been there, I don't know how long,

00:43 but I like it, and I pick anything I want,

00:46 I always go to Wilco's.

00:48 But why it's gonna come, I just do not know.

00:52 You hear people talking about this,

00:54 but personally, I'd rather keep it as Wilco's.

00:58 - I started going to the store about 10 years ago

01:02 when we first moved to Crossgates,

01:04 and I found it very convenient to buy decorating stuff.

01:09 We were putting new, painting a new house,

01:12 so it was all the bits and bobs around that.

01:14 Light bulbs, funnily enough, it was always great for that.

01:17 Batteries, I used it for that.

01:19 It's just sad for the people who work there,

01:21 and clearly it's sad for the community,

01:22 because it's quite a big shop for the shopping center

01:24 to be honest, and to lose that as a shop is very sad.

01:29 I'd like to see a similar sort of shop come in there,

01:33 like a small Dunell Mills or small range

01:36 that's got all those general household things,

01:39 gardening items that I buy.

01:42 And I probably went in there about four or five times a year.

01:45 I wasn't a regular,

01:47 but it was just convenient to know it was there.

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