A HIGH street giant which has over 1,000 branches across the UK is set to shut a store in a town centre for good. WHSmith confirmed it is "regrettably" closing its store in Street, Somerset , early next year. The retailer said it decided to close the store at 85 High Street as it's no longer "sustainable" to continue trading there.
It added discussions are ongoing with the landlord, but the store is set for closure on January 4. A WHSmith spokesperson said: “Regrettably, it is not sustainable for us to continue trading in this location. “We remain in discussion with our landlord, however we expect our store in Street to close in early 2025.
” READ MORE ABOUT STORE CLOSURES The closure will also force the Post Office , operating within WHSmith, to shut its doors. This will leave the village of 11,000 residents with only one Post Office - located at West End - from next year. The Post Office is now advertising a vacancy for the store on High Street in the hope that local retailers will keep the trading location open.
A Post Office spokesperson said: “WHSmith which operates Street Post Office has made the difficult decision to close its store on 4 January. Most read in Money “The vacancy is advertised on www.runapostoffice.
co.uk and we would welcome interest from local retailers for this business opportunity.” The Post Office told The Sun all staff at the Street store - including those behind the Post Office counter – are WHSmith staff.
The Sun has asked WHSmith how.