More than third of post offices in TG Jones stores to shut by early 2027
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The shutdown of over a third of TG Jones post offices will reduce local access to postal services, potentially leaving many towns and city centres without nearby facilities.
Closures within chain formerly under the WH Smith brand raise fears of high streets becoming ‘postal deserts’ Towns and even city centres face being left as “postal deserts” after it emerged that more than a third of post offices within the troubled TG Jones chain are closing. So far this year 36 branches within the high street chain formerly known as WH Smith have closed and a further 34 are set to close by early 2027, according to Post Office records analysed by the Guardian. Continue reading.
TG Jones, previously known as WH Smith, operates high‑street stores that host many UK post offices, and the presence of post offices in retail locations is a key way the postal network serves communities.
- •Monitor announcements from the Post Office about replacement services or new locations
- •Watch for local authority or consumer group responses to the closures
- •Track any further closures beyond the 34 slated for early 2027