Opinion
Magazine editors will mourn the loss of WHSmith – but will anyone else?
Once a stalwart of the British high street, WHSmith hopes to sell off 500 stores to focus on its more profitable outlets at train stations and airports – but, given the shabby state of many of its ...
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The Works Targets 60 New Stores in Ambitious Five-Year Growth Plan
Books and stationery retailer The Works has unveiled plans to open 60 new stores over the next five years as part of its ...
British retail faces a reckoning as 232-year-old chain looks to sell its high street stores
British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the ...
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Future of WH Smith stores in Cirencester and Malmesbury
THE future of a high street brand in Cirencester and Malmesbury is being discussed. Stationery shop WH Smith is currently in talks to sell its high street arm, officials have confirmed. The company’s ...
Woolworths, Wilko and now WH Smith – why Britain’s high-street stalwarts don’t deserve to survive
With the news that another veteran retailer may be shutting its doors, Helen Coffey asks whether any of the UK’s heritage ...
WHSmith’s high street exit: Avoidable, or a long time coming?
As WHSmith revaluates the future of its high street business, Retail Gazette takes a look at how it got here and what’s next ...