One of the UK's oldest and most recognisable retailers, WHSmith was founded in 1792 by Henry Walton Smith and his wife Anna ...

Claire's Accessories UK is set to be sold to the company which bought the high street business WH Smith and subsequently renamed it to TG Jones, administrators of Claire's have confirmed. The chain ...

Modella Capital, which acquired WH Smith’s UK high street division in March and reportedly bid for Claire’s in late August, will take on the accessories retailer’s 156 stores across the UK and Ireland ...

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Modella is understood to have drawn up the outline of a deal 2J6DF24 Houston, Texas, USA – February 25, 2022: Claire’s store in a shopping mall. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) Click ...

The new owner of WH Smith's high street shops has emerged as a frontrunner in the bid to buy the UK operations of accessories chain Claire's. Investment group Modella Capital has been in talks with ...

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The investor which swooped on WH Smith's high street business earlier this year is in pole position to snap up the British operations of Claire's, the accessories retailer which collapsed last month.