A familiar high street retailer is selling off a significant chunk of its UK stores - and Merseyside is impacted.

WHSmith agreed (28-Mar-2025) to sell its UK High Street business to Modella Capital for an enterprise value of GBP76 million. Following the transaction, WHSmith will be "a pure play global travel ...

WH Smith has stores in Malmesbury and in Cirencester. The travel division, which has become the key focus of the group in recent years and also includes shops in hospitals, will not be changing. That ...

After first opening its doors in 1792 having been founded by Henry Walton Smith and his wife, Anna, WHSmith stores will see ...

After more than 230 years on the British high street, WHSmith has agreed a £76 million deal to sell its stores to Modella ...

Retailer WHSmith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital. In a deal valued at £76 million, it will see the brand's high street stores eventually rebrand as TGJones. The ...

Retailers Association Welcomes New Chapter for WHSmith High Street Stores… A retailers association has responded to Friday’s ...

IT’S synonymous with last-minute school supplies and panic buying sweets or books at the airport. But brace yourselves, ...

After forming in 1792, WHSmith has been sold to Modella Capital - the company that owns Hobbycraft - and the move will see ...

Now, in an unexpected turn, the popular high street chain will transform its identity following a £76 million buyout by ...

Hundreds of WHSmith shops are going to be rebranded, with the new name carrying the "same sense of family". The well-known ...

Retailers have been navigating a challenging environment in 2025, with monthly store closures becoming regular. The Centre ...