67 h. 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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69 h. ago WHSmith to sell all 500 high street stores after agreeing huge £76million deal

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69 h. 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 WHSmith secures 'long term future' as sale of 500 stores draws closer

The long term future of the WHSmith brand has seemingly been secured, although the future of 500 UK high street stores and its large team of staff remains unknown

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1 week ago WHSmith to close 10 more high street stores as sale looms closer – see full list

WHSmith has put all 500 high street stores up for sale, but has confirmed that 10 more will close before that happens having already announced the closure of 10 others earlier this year

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2 w. ago WHSmith could be sold 'within weeks' as only two bidders remain for all 500 stores

WH Smith appears to be close to closing a deal regarding the sale of their 500 store portfolio as declining sales forced the high street giant to evaluate their business

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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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3 w. ago Inside the death of WH Smith as it disappears forever: How high street stalwart founded in 1792 went from must

War raged in Europe, a US president was re-elected and the first WH Smith outlet began trading - though that was back in 1792 and now the UK firm faces coming to an end.

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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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