Just two buyers left in race to buy WH Smith high street division – report

Retail analysts anticipate that both potential bidders would close a significant number of WH Smith’s high street stores. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock

There are only two buyers left in the race to buy retailer WH Smith’s ailing high street division, according to a report.

The retail group confirmed in January it was seeking a buyer for its 500 UK high street shops, in a shake-up that would leave it free to focus on its more successful travel arm, where it has stores in railway stations, airports and hospitals in the UK and abroad.