The name WH Smith is disappearing from the high street, marking the end of an era for a business that began in 1792.

WHSMITH will be disappearing from the high street in a matter of weeks as its new owner pushes forward with plans to rebrand ...

Shoppers are gutted as WH Smith has shared a goodbye video after 233 years in UK high streets. It comes after the iconic ...

Another WHSmith store has shut for good as part of a string of closures across the country. Bolton’s Crompton Place store served its last customers on Saturday. A spokesperson for the retailer ...

The iconic retailer, which opened its first store in 1792, has been sold to Modella Capital, the private equity firm behind ...

'Store closures could be material in somebody else’s hands, but WH Smith itself, clearly, has a good line of site on how to get the most out of the chain, and it is unlikely that anyone else has ...

WHSmith 'could see job losses and store closures' as private equity suitors eye up £100million takeover of its High Street shops By JAMES MCNEILL Published: 11:24 EDT, 27 January 2025 | Updated ...

Is nothing sacred?” “We all have WH Smith memories, When it was a great shop full of magazines, records, videos & DVDs, books, stationery – and knowledgeable staff,” another chimed.

The historic Swindon-headquartered retailer was forced to slash millions off its sale price to Modella Capital ...

In recent years, WH Smith has tarnished the gleaming reputation as a shining beacon of the British high street with its near-constant clearance sales and 'overpriced rubbish'.

Full list of WHSmith stores closing in 2025 as four more to shut for good next month The retailer has confirmed plans to sell its 500 UK high street stores, including 195 with an in-store Post Office.

WHSmith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital. All the approximately 480 stores and 5,000 staff working for the high street businesses will move under ...