Historic retailer WH Smith has confirmed that it has put its 500 UK high street stores up for sale to focus on its more lucrative travel arm. Alongside the news, the retailer – which is famous ...

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A public consultation has been launched on plans for a £600 million theme park in north Oxfordshire. Puy du Fou, which currently has a park in Les Epesses, France, and in Toledo, Spain, has ...

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Long a fixture in rural communities and small towns, Peavey Industries LP says it is closing its stores across Canada, including a dozen locations in Saskatchewan. In a statement, the company said ...

The owners of Park House, which is home to Pandora, Swarovski, Bershka, Urban Outfitters and the flagship River Island store, said the retailers want to exit their lease “at the earliest ...

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SINGAPORE - Just as age verification is mandatory for pub entry, app stores will soon need to check the age of young users before allowing them to download apps for grown-ups. Come March 31 ...

“The near-death stuff turbo-fueled all that,” he said. “It made me go, ‘Oh, right, yeah, I could die at any moment.’ I was throwing myself out of planes, taking all sorts of risks.” ...

How bad, you ask? Last year saw the most U.S. retail store closures—7,325 of them—since the first year of the pandemic. In 2025, the number of closures is expected to double. According to a ...

Most of the outgoing locations can be found on UK highstreets, as the retailer moves to open new stores in more profitable locations. Bosses previously announced they would be shutting 20 stores ...