58 h. ago WHSmith's rise and fall from high street icon to price fury and hospital shame

Henry Walton Smith opened the first shop - a newsagents week 230 years ago and this week announced the WHSmith name is disappearing from the High Street forever joining other axed brands Mothercare, Woolworths and C&A

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64 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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64 h. ago WHSmith to disappear from high street as iconic retailer sold in £76m deal

WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street shops in a deal valuing £76 million. The deal will see the WH Smith name disappear from high streets and replaced by brand TGJones

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67 h. ago Blockbuster returns to the high street decade after iconic video store closed down

At the height of its popularity, in 2004, Blockbuster (pictured, file photo) had 9,094 stores worldwide - and more than 500 in the UK alone, after the American chain crossed the pond in 1989.

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69 h. ago New WH Smith name revealed as iconic high street retailer is sold

WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital in a deal valuing it at £76 million and will eventually rebrand under a new name, the company has announced.

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2 d. ago Iconic high street retailer WH Smith is set to rebrand as part of £76million sale

WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital in a deal valuing it at £76 million and will eventually rebrand under a new name, the company has announced.

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2 d. ago Iconic high street retailer WH Smith announces MAJOR rebrand as it agrees £76million sale

WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital in a deal valuing it at £76 million and will eventually rebrand under a new name, the company has announced.

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3 d. ago Popular tortilla chips urgently recalled for serious health risk

The recalled chips were sold at retailers in 13 states

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3 d. ago Corrie star Georgia May Foote diagnosed with skin condition 'growing worse every day'

Coronation Street icon Georgia May Foote admitted that the progression of her vitiligo 'breaks her heart,' as she shared an update and revealed her worries to dress down on holiday

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3 d. ago ITV Coronation Street icon unrecognisable 27 years after leaving the cobbles

Chloe Newsome was on the long-running soap for seven years before leaving the cobbles in 1998, and has since kept a low-profile.

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3 d. ago Coronation Street icon unrecognisable 27 years after departing the cobbles

A Coronation Street icon, who left the cobbles in 1998, looks out of this world in a new snap 27 years after leaving the soap

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3 d. ago Coronation Street icon looks unrecognisable 27 years after she left the soap

Coronation Street star Chloe Newsome was barely recognisable as she posed for a new photo after finding fame on the ITV soap in the nineties.

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4 d. ago Popular Oxford Street retailer closing down marking latest blow to iconic London shopping street

Cool Britannia is closing its Oxford Street flagship store, marking another challenge for the high street amid retail struggles

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4 d. ago Home Bargains issues urgent warning over Easter toys deemed serious choking risk

Home Bargains has issued a product recall on three Easter toys sold at the retailer over fears they could pose a choking hazard to children - now shoppers are being urged to return the items for a refund

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1 week ago Claire Sweeney reveals how music icon helped her tackle tough Coronation Street storyline

Cassie Plummer actress Claire Sweeney has shared how DJ Fat Tony's 18 year struggle with addiction helped her tap into her Coronation Street character's raw emotions

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1 week ago Neighbours' Ian Smith delivers terminal cancer update after expecting to die in March

Neighbours star Ian Smith has revealed in a radio interview that his cancer treatment "seems to be working" despite receiving a terminal diagnosis and expecting to die this month

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1 week ago Victory for the British High Street as iconic department store which suddenly shut its doors after 200 years is set to reopen after major refurbishment by London chain

Jolly's department store in Bath suddenly put up notices announcing that it would be closing in December - to the shock of locals and devastation of its 100 staff.

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1 week ago Victory for the British High Street as iconic department store which suddenly shut its doors after 200 years i

Victory for the British High Street as iconic department store which suddenly shut its doors after 200 years i  Daily Mail

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2 w. ago Coronation Street legend Audrey Roberts set for big move after 35 years on ITV soap

Coronation Street's iconic Audrey Roberts is undergoing a massive life change after decades living in the same 'posh' area of Weatherfield

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2 w. ago Coronation Street's Sue Cleaver shares real reason for exit after hidden struggle

Coronation Street icon Sue Cleaver - who has played Eileen Grimshaw on the soap for 25 years - has revealed that she's leaving the cobbles to start anew after facing anxiety

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