More than 10 of the Greater Manchester stores will disappear from the high street Events
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. Events
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. Events
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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 Events
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsShares in WH Smith have dropped by 2.4% in early stock market trading in London, as traders digest the sale of its high street stores for £76m.Less encouragingly, the UK’s trade deficit has widened.finished manufactured goods (£1.8bn)semi-manufactured goods (£1.2bn)oil (£0.6bn)other fuels (£0.3bn)“The UK’s current account deficit with the rest of the world widened slightly in the latest quarter, driven by falling exports of goods.Our balance of payments statistics for recent years have been updated to incorporate improved measurement of foreign direct investment and corrected trade data.” Continue reading... Economics