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WH Smith excessive road arm offered to Hobbycraft proprietor in £76m deal

By Editorial Board Published March 28, 2025 2 Min Read
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WH Smith excessive road arm offered to Hobbycraft proprietor in £76m deal

WH Smith has offered its 233-year previous excessive road enterprise to the proprietor of Hobbycraft in a £76m deal.

Modella Capital gained the ultimate stage of the public sale course of in a run off in opposition to Alteri buyers – each specialists in turning round troubled retailers.

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The deal will see the WH Smith identify erased from city centres to develop into TGJones.

The sale permits the WH Smith enterprise to focus totally on its profitable journey retail arm.

That has round 1,200 shops, based mostly primarily at airports and railway stations, in 32 international locations globally and accounts for 85% of group income.

Chief govt Carl Cowling stated: “Given our rapid international growth, now is the right time for a new owner to take the High Street business forward and for the WH Smith leadership team to focus exclusively on our Travel business”.

There was no phrase on what the brand new homeowners might do to bolster profitability.

WH Smith’s assertion stated: “All stores, colleagues, assets and liabilities of the High Street business will move under Modella Capital’s ownership as part of the Transaction.

“Below this new possession, the enterprise will probably be led by Sean Toal, presently CEO of the Excessive Avenue enterprise. The Excessive Avenue enterprise will function for a brief transitional interval underneath the WHSmith model while the enterprise rebrands as TGJones.”

The sale to Modella represents an enterprise worth of £76m on a money and debt-free foundation.

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