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WH Smith sale could turn towns into 'postal deserts'
The Guardian|January 28, 2025
The planned sale of WH Smith's high street stores could turn some communities into "postal deserts," because 200 post offices are operated in the retailer's shops, a union has warned.
- Sarah Butler
WH Smith sale could turn towns into 'postal deserts'

"These potential closures are devastating, but they are sadly all too predictable," the Communication Workers Union said.

"For far too long, certain communities are being turned into postal deserts, and bad economic decisions are eroding high streets up and down the country.

Just like the Horizon scandal, Post Office staff are being put at the bottom of the pecking order - these workers and the communities they serve deserve an end to this instability."

The comments come as bosses from the UK-listed retailer WH Smith - which sells products including magazines, books, stationery, toys, cards and confectionery - consider the potential £100m sale of the entire 500-store high street chain in order to focus on the expansion of its outlets in travel locations, such as railway stations and airports, in the UK and internationally.

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