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.
WHSmith’s high street exit: Avoidable, or a long time coming?
As WHSmith revaluates the future of its high street business, Retail Gazette takes a look at how it got here and what’s next for the British high street staple.
Full list of WHSmith stores closing in 2025 as four more to shut for good next month
The retailer has confirmed plans to sell its 500 UK high street stores, including 195 with an in-store Post Office.
WHSmith in talks to sell its high street chain
UK retailer WHSmith is in talks to sell its high street chain more than two centuries after it opened its first shop in London. The company, which has been focusing on its outlets in airports, hospitals and train stations in recent years,
WHSmith high street sales sink ahead of possible sale
WHSmith said its high street division had traded in line with expectations over the golden quarter despite another weak performance as it sounds out prospective buyers.
WH Smith Sale of Stores Could Mean Default Event, Jefferies Says
British retailer WH Smith Plc’s potential sale of its high street business risks triggering an event of default on its debt, according to the convertible bond desk at Jefferies.
WH Smith high street sales continue to suffer amid sale talks
WH Smith shares jumped on Wednesday as the retailer revealed strong growth in its travel business has continued to offset the ongoing decline of its high street business.
WH Smith reveals falling high street sales amid talks to sell the division
The group said total high street sales dropped 6% in the 21 weeks to January 25, down 3% on a like-for-like basis, while travel shops saw 6% growth.
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