A bakery empire is set to open its first standalone store in a seaside town centre. It can be revealed that Greggs, which has ...

WH Smith has sold its 233-year old high street business to the owner of Hobbycraft in a £76m deal. Sky News revealed in January how a sales process was under way for the arm, which employs ...

Beaman & Sons has been a fixture on High Street for more than 130 years, but closed its doors for the last time at the end of last month. Luckily for fans of the shop the town's second branch of ...

The concerning trend is not limited to Wenzel's, however, with high street competitor Greggs also recording a slow-down of sales growth at the beginning of 2025, dropping to 1.7% from 2.5% last ...

Gold (GC=F) prices hit a record high this week as the precious metal's year-to-date gains top 25%. And Wall Street analysts believe gold prices still have room to run as investors seek safety amid ...

Read our privacy notice. One of the familiar names in British retailing is to disappear from the high street after 233 years following the sale of the WH Smith store network to a private equity ...

Lower consumer spending and increasing rent and running costs means that high street retailers are struggling to keep their stores viable, with fashion stores such as New Look, Select Fashion and ...

WH Smith has seen trading profits in its bricks and mortar high street arm plunge by 30 per cent ahead of the unit's agreed sale. The retailer's high street trading profit came in at £15million ...

It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald. Retailer WHSmith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital. In a deal valued at £76 million, it will see the brand's ...

Greggs CEO Roisin Currie said the chain would push forward with these plans despite financial pressures on the High Street this year. She said: "There are still places where you cannot access Greggs.

WH Smith is set to disappear from the high street and be replaced by brand TGJones. It comes after the sale of the high street to Hobbycraft owner Modella Capital was agreed. The deal is valued at ...