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High street retail chain with 250 UK sites to shut big shopping centre store as closing down sale launched
A HIGH street retail chain with 250 UK sites will shut a big shopping centre store. River Island will close down its branch in the Willow Place shopping in Corby. The popular fashion brand will ...
Sunderland Echo14d
WH Smith: These are the North East shops that will disappear from the high street
WH Smith, which has been a staple of the British high street for 233 years, is set to disappear after the retailer sold its 480 stores to Hobbycraft owner, Modella Capital. The sale, which is ...
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WHSmith to Disappear from High Streets Forever
Witchy Spells WHSmith to Disappear from High Streets Forever Posted: 31 March 2025 | Last updated: 31 March 2025 #WHSmith #HighStreetChanges #RetailNews #EndOfAnEra #HighStreetLoss #UKShopping # ...
Good e-Reader15d
Iconic Bookstore WH Smith Has Been Sold
The British bookseller WH Smith has been selling books and other products for 250 years. They have 1,100 locations spread around the UK. Like all good things, it is coming to an end. WH Smith sold ...
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Voices: As WH Smith leaves the high street, which lost chain do you miss most? Join The Independent Debate
WH Smith’s exit from the UK high street marks the end of an era. Once a staple of town centres, the news that its iconic storefronts will soon disappear has sparked nostalgia for the many ...
Liverpool Echo17d
Shoppers all say same thing as WHSmith set to vanish from the High Street
Many will nostalgically recall visits to WHSmith for school essentials, a fresh book, or greeting cards. However, in a changing retail landscape, hundreds of the best-known stores are set to ...
Irish Examiner17d
WHSmith agrees to sell British high street shops in bid to rebrand
The sale does not include the retailer's travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations, nor the WHSmith brand All the approximately 480 stores and 5,000 staff working for the high ...
Euronews17d
Retailer WH Smith to be wiped off UK high streets soon following sale
This move comes as a fresh blow to the UK high street, which has been struggling to recover from the pandemic, witnessing a number of big name closures such as Debenhams. British books and ...
The Independent17d
WH Smith to disappear from the high street as all shops sold in £76m deal
WH Smith will disappear from the high street after a deal to sell its UK high street business to investment firm Modella Capital, owner of the arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft, for £76m.
Insider17d
WH Smith brand leaves the high streets after 233 years - what happened and who is TGJones?
WH Smith has been a staple of UK towns and cities for 233 years, but now the name is set to disappear from the high streets for good. Established in 1792, the Swindon-headquartered outlet became a ...
The Scottish Sun17d
Full list of Scottish WHSmith under threat as iconic chain gets set to abandon high street after 233 years
The iconic shops will soon disappear from the high streetCredit: Alamy But bosses have sold off 500 of their high street shops which will see the iconic blue and white signs disappear. The £76m ...