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WH Smith owner Modella eyes store closures as restructuring talks continue - report

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Monday 02 Mar 2026

(Sharecast News) - Modella Capital, the British private equity firm that snapped up the high street business of WH Smith last June, is working on plans to shutter "scores" of shops, according to media reports on Monday.
Sky News reported that Modella, which also owns Hobbycraft, is in early-stage talks would...

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