The High Street Crisis in Britain

BBC: WHSmith in talks to sell high street stores

My local WHSmith is due for closure any day now, along with the post office counters it houses. That will leave a major town centre with no post office at all, a real sign of the times. Just a few years ago the PO had its own store, with around 20 counters, you had to take a numbered ticket and wait to be called, now nothing! The WHSmith was also one of the oldest shops in town, been here as long as I can remember, I don't think any sale of the remaining stores will affect its closure.

There's also a WHS warehouse on the industrial estate nearby, been there for as long as I can remember, but no more, its also shutting.