{"id":5509,"date":"2026-10-14T12:53:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/?p=5509"},"modified":"2026-10-14T12:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T11:53:07","slug":"former-whsmith-store-on-sheffields-fargate-to-close-in-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jusmedia.co.uk\/360wire\/2026\/10\/14\/former-whsmith-store-on-sheffields-fargate-to-close-in-january\/","title":{"rendered":"Former WHSmith store on Sheffield&#8217;s Fargate to close in January"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A long-standing Sheffield city centre shop is set to close next year after more than 50 years on Fargate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TGJones, formerly WHSmith, will close its doors on Saturday 9 January 2027.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WHSmith sold its high street business to the firm Modella Capital in 2025, which renamed the former WHSmith high street shops TGJones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WHSmith, however, has not gone out of business and still operates more than 1,200 shops worldwide, including shops in airports, railway stations, hospitals and motorway service stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Modella Capital, which also owns Hobbycraft, is now closing up to 150 TGJones shops across the UK following financial difficulties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is not yet known what will replace the Sheffield shop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A long-standing Sheffield city centre shop is set to close next year after more than 50 years on Fargate. 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