AT TIME OF DROUGHT, WHY IS WILKO CONTINUING TO SELL DISPOSABLE BARBECUES?

 

Despite the fire hazard, this product is still being sold 

AS it prepares to close down its Cleethorpe store at the end of summer, Wilko is hardly going out in a 'blaze' of glory.

Despite pleas from fire services chiefs, conservationists and others, the households product retailer is continuing to sell disposable barbecues - a highly hazardous item in these drought-stricken times.

This sets it apart from the likes of Aldi, Sainsburys, Marks & Spencer, Morrisons, Tesco and Waitrose - companies which have all taken a responsible line by suspending sales of barbecue kits until the weather has become damper.

Meanwhile, the shelves of the Wilko store on St Peter's Avenue are becoming barer by the day as stock is relocated to its stores in Grimsby pending the Cleethorpes closure on October 1.

Closing down soon - sign in the Cleethorpes store 

Soon the popular shop will be gone from St Peter's Avenue

The Grimsby News says: Wilko's position is regrettable. By disregarding the warnings from fire brigades, the company may make a few extra pounds in sales of disposable barbecues, but at what cost to its reputation?