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WH Smith in talks to sell high street stores

January 25, 2025
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The first of WH Smith’s 500 high street stores opened more than 230 years ago, operating as a news vendor. It has since grown into a major high street and travel retailer.

The travel retail business side of WH Smith – which operates from airports, train stations and hospitals – now accounts for more than 85% of its profit. The high street business makes up the rest.

The retailer said there was “no certainty that any agreement will be reached”, but added that it would provide updates on the possible sale.

It employs around 5,000 people at its high street shops.

Around 200 of its stores also have a Post Office counter which are staffed by WH Smith employees.

Commenting on the future of those counters, the Post Office said it is in contact with WH Smith “to understand more about their plans for their high street stores”.

Last November, the state-owned Post Office announced it was reviewing the future of 115 branches it owns. One option it was exploring was a franchise arrangement with WH Smith.

WH Smith was valued at £1.5bn at the close of business on Friday. That figure represents the value of the entire group.

Catherine Shuttleworth, a consumer retail analyst at Savvy Marketing, said shopping behaviour in the UK had “radically changed”, reducing the reasons to visit stores like WH Smith.

“Most of us read our news online not in magazines and newspapers, we download books and send birthday cards through online operators,” she said.

The focus for a business like WH Smith was now “in shops in high footfall areas like airports, stations and hospitals,” Ms Shuttleworth added.

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