High street store closures mapped including WHSmith and Poundland - is your favourite closing?
UK in 2024, up 28% increase from 2023 - and it is feared more than 17,000 stores will shut this year as retailers face higher ...
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WH Smith high street arm sold to Hobbycraft owner in £76m deal
WH Smith has sold its 233-year old high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft in a £76m deal. Sky News revealed in January how a sales process was under way for the arm, which employs ...
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WH Smith high street stores to be rebranded TG Jones after £76 million sale
One of the familiar names in British retailing is to disappear from the high street after 233 years following the sale of the WH Smith store network to a private equity investor. All 480 WH Smith ...
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WH Smith to disappear from High Street as chain sold to investors
WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital in a deal valuing it at £76 million, and will eventually rebrand as TGJones. The sale does not include the ...
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WH Smith to pick buyer of 233-year-old high street chain
WH Smith will decide the fate of its 233-year-old high street chain within days, as it holds final discussions with the two remaining bidders for the business. Sky News has learnt that WH Smith ...
Shropshire Star6d
WH Smith agrees to sell UK high street shops and is set for rebrand - here's the new name
WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital in a deal valuing it at £76 million, and will eventually rebrand as TGJones. The sale does not include the ...
Manchester Evening News5d
WH Smith to disappear from high street as UK high street chain is sold
WH Smith is set to disappear from the high street and be replaced by brand TGJones. It comes after the sale of the high street to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital was agreed. The deal is valued at ...