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WH Smith growth plans in focus after sale of high street stores

Last month, WH Smith announced that Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital will buy its high street arm for around £76 million.

The Independent UK

WH Smith growth plans in focus after sale of high street stores

Last month, WH Smith announced that Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital will buy its high street arm for around £76 million.

Evening Standard

‘WH Smith wasn’t just a workplace’: ex-staff and shoppers on the high street chain

With the brand to disappear from town and city streets, readers share their memories of how it touched their lives

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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.

Euronews

What is TG Jones and why is WH Smith changing its name?

WH Smith’s name will remain the same at airport and train station branches

Evening Standard

WH Smith changes name – and shoppers think it’s terrible

Brits have hit out at the ‘entirely made up’ new moniker

The Independent UK

WHSmith to sell all high street stores with plans for complete rebrand

RETAILER WHSmith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital and will rebrand ...

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WH Smith high street stores to be rebranded TG Jones after £76 million sale

WH Smith name will live on at airport and train station branches

Evening Standard

WH Smith to disappear from the high street as all shops sold in £76m deal

WH Smith will eventually be replaced by the the TG Jones brand

The Independent UK

WH Smith agrees to sell UK high street shops and is set for rebrand

The sale does not include the retailer’s travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations, nor the WH Smith brand.

Evening Standard

Just two buyers left in race to buy WH Smith high street division – report

Alteri and Modella Capital are the only two parties remaining in talks, according to Sky News

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