‘Another bites the dust’, iconic high street chain with 1,400 UK stores to close seaside town centre shop

AN iconic high street retailer with 1,400 UK stores is set to close one of its shops in a seaside town centre.

WHSmith is preparing to shut its Bournemouth town centre location early next year as shoppers cried “another bites the dust”.

AlamyWH Smith will be closing its Bournemouth branch (stock picture)[/caption] GettyIt is understood that the Old Christchurch Road branch could close as soon as January[/caption]

Sources close to the business have revealed that WHSmith...