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FTAdviser15d
High-street office for advisers? ‘Money better spent elsewhere’
UK financial advisers have fallen into two camps over a story FT Adviser published last week, in which we interviewed a woman who wants to set up a ‘shop front ... on a high street office ...
Southern Daily Echo1mon
Shirley High Street, Southampton shop available for rent
A building on Shirley High Street that used to be home to a betting shop has hit the rental market. A former William Hill shop, the 589 square-feet 67 High Street is up for grabs for a monthly fee ...
Daily Express1mon
UK high street shop critics said was ‘dead in a ditch’ opening dozens new stores in 2025
A UK high street shop that was once called "dead in a ditch" is now set to open "dozens" of new stores in 2025 as other retailers shut up shop amidst tough competition with online sellers.
Bristol Post1mon
Full list of all the high street shops closing down in May - including WHSmith and Poundland
So do not always assume the worst. LancsLive has the full list of all the closures expected to hit high streets this May. A trade-in store in St John's Shopping Centre, Leeds will be closing next ...
Shropshire Star1mon
Longstanding Newport shop announces shock closure in another blow to the town’s high street
Number 45 in High Street, Newport, will serve its last customers on June 1 this year. The independent gift shop first opened in October 2009 before moving the bustling main street in 2016.
The Sun2mon
Our high street’s had FIFTEEN shops close in just months – there’s nothing to do here anymore
LOCALS in a seaside town have told how fifteen shops have closed on their high street in the space of a few months. Some complained there was "nothing to do any more" following the "sad" decline.
Daily Express2mon
High street giant with 412 shops in the UK to close 50 stores around the world
One of the UK's biggest high-street names is set to close 50 stores ... The company, which began in 1981 with a single shop in the North West of England, now boasts a presence in 36 countries.
Irish Examiner2mon
WHSmith agrees to sell British high street shops in bid to rebrand
High street shops have become a "much smaller part" of the group, its boss said. Group chief executive Carl Cowling said: "As we continue to deliver on our strategic ambition to become the leading ...
Evening Chronicle2mon
WHSmith shops to be renamed as high street chain sold to Hobbycraft owner in £76m deal
High street shops have become a "much smaller part" of the group, its boss said. Group chief executive Carl Cowling said: "As we continue to deliver on our strategic ambition to become the leading ...
LBC2mon
WH Smith to disappear from the High Street: All 500 shops to have different name after £76m deal
WH Smith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain in a deal valuing it at £76 million ... The sale does not include the retailer's travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations - ...
Express & Star2mon
WH Smith agrees to sell UK high street shops and is set for rebrand - here's the new name
High street shops have become a “much smaller part” of the group, its boss said. Group chief executive Carl Cowling said: “As we continue to deliver on our strategic ambition to become the ...