Sales drop at WHSmith’s high street stores as it looks for buyer
WHSmith has been slashing costs in the high street stores to improve profitability as it grapples with the shift to online shopping, which has affected the number of customers visiting stores. The high street arm’s underlying annual profits after the Covid-19 pandemic fell from about £60mn to £32mn in the year to August 2024.
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The decision to put 500 UK high street WH Smith stores up for sale has created uncertainty for 5,000 staff this week.
WHSmith is set to shut a staggering 17 stores in 2025, following a series of closures last year. The high street stalwart has already shuttered branches in Scotland, Kent, and Manchester ...
WHSmith is set to shut 17 of its branches over the coming months, following a string of closures last year amid reports it could sell its 500-strong high street store business altogether.
The list is led by WHSmith, the iconic blue and white flagship high street staple, which has confirmed as many as 500 stores ...
WHSmith’s high street stores have been woefully under-invested, with the business doing as little as possible to bring them ...
As WHSmith revaluates the future of its high street business, Retail Gazette takes a look at how it got here and what’s next ...
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