The Latest Breaking News from Modella Capital

WH Smith cuts sale price of high street business by £12m

Modella Capital negotiates price downwards after weaker trading in recent weeks

The Guardian - UK · Jun 30, 2025

The big change looming for WH Smith shoppers

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The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

WH Smith could disappear from UK high streets within weeks

The iconic British chain will see all its high street stores renamed

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2025

Major highstreet chain set to close multiple stores with more than 100 jobs axed

THE owner of the popular arts and crafts retailer Hobbycraft is reportedly drawing up plans to close multiple stores across the UK ...

The National (Scotland) · Apr 22, 2025

WH Smith growth plans in focus after sale of high street stores

Last month, WH Smith announced that Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital will buy its high street arm for around £76 million.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025

WH Smith growth plans in focus after sale of high street stores

Last month, WH Smith announced that Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital will buy its high street arm for around £76 million.

Evening Standard · Apr 11, 2025

‘WH Smith wasn’t just a workplace’: ex-staff and shoppers on the high street chain

With the brand to disappear from town and city streets, readers share their memories of how it touched their lives

The Guardian - UK · Apr 8, 2025

Retailer WH Smith to be wiped off UK high streets soon following sale

This move comes as a fresh blow to the UK high street, which has been struggling to recover from the pandemic, witnessing a number of big name closures such as Debenhams.

Euronews · Mar 28, 2025

What is TG Jones and why is WH Smith changing its name?

WH Smith’s name will remain the same at airport and train station branches

Evening Standard · Mar 28, 2025

WH Smith changes name – and shoppers think it’s terrible

Brits have hit out at the ‘entirely made up’ new moniker

The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025