67 h. ago WH Smith name set to disappear from two Dumfries and Galloway town centres

The firm has sold all 480 of its high street branches to Modella Capital, with stores set to be rebranded as TG Jones.

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67 h. ago Full list of Greater Manchester WH Smith stores that will rebrand as chain disappears from high street

More than 10 of the Greater Manchester stores will disappear from the high street

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67 h. ago WH Smith name to vanish from Ayrshire as four stores to be re

Four of Ayrshire's WH Smith stores are set to be re-named TG Jones after the firm sold its high street presence in a £76million deal.

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67 h. ago Perth's WH Smith store to disappear from High Street as firm sells all 480 locations

Perth only WH Store is to be re-branded as TG Jones, after the retailer sold the assets to Modella Capital in a £76million deal.

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67 h. ago Lanarkshire's WH Smith stores to disappear from high street as firm sells 480 locations

No mention has been made of store closures or redundancies as a result of the sale and WH Smith has insisted that the high street business remains profitable.

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67 h. ago WH Smith name to disappear from two Stirling locations as firm sells 480 stores in £76m deal

WH Smith has sole 480 of its stores to Modella Capital in a deal worth £76million as the stores get set for a re-brand under the TG Jones banner.

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3 d. ago WH Smith to disappear from high street as UK high street chain is sold

WH Smith will disappear from the high street and only have stores in travel locations, such as airports and train stations, after agreeing a £76 million sale

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3 d. ago WHSmith to disappear from high street as all 480 stores sold in £76million deal

The stores will eventually rebrand as TGJones - meaning the WHSmith name will disappear from town centres, although the retailer will keep hold of its travel locations, so shops in airports and train stations

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5 d. ago Retail boss warns EVERY High Street firm could cut jobs because of Rachel Reeves' tax raid after Morrisons axes 17 stores

Morrisons said yesterday it was a 'necessary' measure following what the chain called 'recent significant cost increases' - a less-than-subtle attack on the Chancellor's war on employers.

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3 w. ago US firm that commissioned Fearless Girl statue quietly ends diversity policies

State Street’s statue became symbol of gender diversity in the workplace – now US companies are retreating from goalsThe investment firm State Street, the company that commissioned the Fearless Girl statue that once faced down the Wall Street Charging Bull sculpture and became a symbol of gender diversity in the workplace, has quietly ended some of its diversity policies as US companies continue to retreat from diversity goals.Last year in its proxy voting and engagement policy the company said that it expected companies in its index funds to have boards with at least 30% female directors. State Street warned that it might vote against the nominating committee or the board leader if a company failed to meet the expectation. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Iconic UK high street name could disappear as all 500 stores set to be sold

A 230-year-old high street chain is in talks to sell its 500 street stores, meaning it could relinquish the rights to its brand name

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4 w. ago WH Smith's name WILL disappear from the High Street as whoever buys troubled retail giant's 500 up

It was revealed in January that the company had been in talks for weeks to sell its struggling high street stores so it could focus on its more lucrative travel arm - the shops in train stations and airports.

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4 w. ago WHSmith set to disappear from British high streets as bids taken for 500 stores

WHSmith is looking to sell its 500 high street stores to focus more on its travel branches - but a potential new owner would need to trade under a different brand name

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