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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: Tgjones - The Untold Story

The historic London hospitality brand has made all 101 staff redundant as a result, with bosses blaming higher costs and “difficult” conditions in the face of “global instability”

The Independent UK

High street stores face closure in major retail restructure

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The Independent UK

Up to 150 former WHSmith stores to close in company restructure with hundreds of jobs at risk

The business said the decision is a “direct result of government policy and recent geopolitical events”

The Independent UK

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Up to 150 former WH Smith stores set to close

It is understood hundreds of jobs at the stores are at risk as part of restructuring plans

Evening Standard

WHSmith's replacement is a cargo cult brand, and it's doomed to fail

The TGJones brand is a vapid imitation – it's not fooling (or impressing) anyone.

Creative Bloq

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

WH Smith to complete sale of high street chain within weeks

The sale to Modella Capital will mean the WH Smith name disappears from British high streets and is replaced by brand TGJones.

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‘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

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

What does WH Smith’s new high street name TGJones actually mean?

New owner Modella says made-up moniker aims to evoke ‘sense of family’, but brand experts unconvinced

The Guardian - UK

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

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

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

The Independent UK

WHSmith to sell all high street stores with plans for complete rebrand

RETAILER WHSmith has agreed to sell its UK high street chain to Modella Capital and will rebrand ...

The National (Scotland)

WH Smith name to disappear from high street in agreed £76m sale to Modella

Under terms of deal with Hobbycraft owner, 233-year-old brand will become TGJones

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Evening Standard

WH Smith high street stores to be rebranded TG Jones after £76 million sale

WH Smith name will live on at airport and train station branches

The Independent UK

WH Smith to disappear from the high street as all shops sold in £76m deal

WH Smith will eventually be replaced by the the TG Jones brand

Evening Standard

WH Smith agrees to sell UK high street shops and is set for rebrand

The sale does not include the retailer’s travel locations, such as shops in airports and train stations, nor the WH Smith brand.

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