WHSmith has been part of the British high street since the late 18th century (Picture: EPA) WHSmith, long the UK’s go-to for pens, Sudoku books and gifts, is closing down 10 branches in 2025 in ...

Since 2023, dozens of WHSmith stores have closed, and this year will continue in the same vein, periodically between now and May. The first two to close their doors were in Bournemouth and Luton ...

This month alone, WHSmith has closed seven stores, including two in Bournemouth, and one each in Luton, Rhyl (Denbighshire), Bolton, and Bedfordshire. Residents of Basingstoke, Hampshire ...

Over the weekend the Sunday Times revealed that a deal for the sale of 500 WH Smith stores is unlikely to include the brand.

WHSmith has recently shut stores in Bolton and two in Bournemouth ... Branches that have already closed this year include: Bournemouth Old Christchurch Road, Dorset - January 18 Luton, Bedfordshire - ...

and Homebase closures in 2025 WHSmith: Bournemouth Old Christchurch Road, Dorset (already closed) Luton, Bedfordshire (already closed) March, Cambridgeshire (already closed) Basingstoke ...

WH Smith is in talks to sell its entire high street ... Those affected are in Bournemouth (two stores), Luton, March, Basingstoke, Newtown, Rhyl, Bolton, Accrington, Halstead, Halesowen, Diss ...