In 2011, he was appointed managing director of Waterstones at a time when the chain was in a seeming death loop of forced ...

WHSmith, a British high street fixture for more than 230 years, has shuttered 18 stores this year and may sell all 500 of its remaining stores. Flat profits and soaring costs are forcing the ...

British retailer WH Smith is looking to sell of its historic high street business to focus on its travel store unit in the latest hit to the U.K.'s retail industry. The 232-year-old retailer said ...

WH Smith has said it is considering the sale of its high street shops (Chris Radburn/PA) Thousands of WH Smith workers face uncertainty as private equity suitors eye a deal to take control of the ...

An icon of the British high street is in discussions to sell its high street division. WHSmith’s high street business, comprising around 500 stores, has a history dating back 230 years to the ...

WHSmith has confirmed it is seeking a buyer for its high-street stores, which could put staff in its 500 shops at risk of redundancy. The retailer plans to focus on its successful travel branches in ...