Home and garden company first to announce long awaited news

After over six years of closure for redevelopment The Oaks in Acton will become a shopping centre once more with the home and garden retailer Wilko opening its doors.

Joe Swan a representative from the Alzheimer’s Society will lead a ceremonial ribbon cutting on behalf of the wilko Charity Partnership, along with wilko Head of Retail, Craig McGregor and wilko Acton Store Manager, Darljit Dhariwal.

Craig McGregor, said, “The Oaks is in a fantastic location with great transport links to central London and we’re sure it will become the go-to place for people looking to stock up on products for their homes and gardens.”

The wilko Acton Store Manager said, “The team is busy preparing the final touches to the store ahead of the official opening on Wednesday 7 August at 9am.

“We currently have stores in Kensington, Wimbledon, Hammersmith and Putney and we are very excited to welcome customers to our new store in Acton. We know shoppers will be impressed by the quality and value we have to offer, and it’s the perfect time to come and browse our spring collections.

“We’ve got lots of exciting things planned for the launch day including goody bags for the first 100 customers through the door, so we hope everyone can come and join us to celebrate wilko’s new home at The Oaks Shopping Centre”.

The launch day activity will include:

• Goody bags containing a notebook and a reusable stainless steel water bottle
• Complimentary cupcakes for customers
• Speed sketcher in store 

Wilkinson Stores by J K Wilkinson, 'wilko' was founded in 1930.

31 July 2019