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AN iconic high street chain is set to shut a total of 17 shops over the coming months, with one closing in a matter of days. WHSmith has been announcing the closures over the past few months.

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The high street mainstay has already closed branches ... leaving the retailer with one less shop in its expansive portfolio of over 1,100. As for those already axed, in 2024, sites in Ramsgate ...

A SUPERMARKET giant is set to shutter one of its high street shops in just a few days. Tesco has confirmed it will be closing the site on January 27. The Chadwell Heath Tesco Express store in ...

A major high street chain is set to close 17 shops in the coming weeks - including one in North Wales. WHSmith has been announcing the closures in recent months - with more branches set to shut.

Another shop in Orpington, London, is also set to shut for good this year, but no closure date has been announced yet. It comes after WHSmith ruled out opening any more new UK high street stores ...