{"id":213583,"date":"2025-01-25T21:04:04","date_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:04:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wh-smith-in-secret-talks-to-sell-historic-high-street-arm\/"},"modified":"2025-01-25T21:04:04","modified_gmt":"2025-01-25T21:04:04","slug":"wh-smith-in-secret-talks-to-sell-historic-high-street-arm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/wh-smith-in-secret-talks-to-sell-historic-high-street-arm\/","title":{"rendered":"WH Smith in secret talks to sell historic high street arm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/KSVyEtNXnjg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"WH Smith in secret talks to sell historic high street arm\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KSVyEtNXnjg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>After more than 230 years of history, stationery chain WH Smith is looking to make an exit from the high street.<\/p>\n<p>Sky News can exclusively reveal that the listed retail group, which has a market capitalisation of almost \u00a31.5bn, is speaking to prospective buyers about its 500 high street shops, so that it can focus on travel retail, which now accounts for the bulk of its profit.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/wh-smith-in-secret-talks-to-sell-historic-high-street-arm-13295955<\/p>\n<p>#uk #skynews #whsmith<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>Sky News videos are now available in Spanish here\/Los video de Sky News est\u00e1n disponibles en espa\u00f1ol aqu\u00ed: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCzG5BnqHO8oNlrPDW9CYJog <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After more than 230 years of history, stationery chain WH Smith is looking to make an exit from the high street. 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