Major brand will close West Midlands store for good - here's when
TG Jones used to be known as WHSmith
TG Jones will be closing its store in Sutton Coldfield early next year.
The high street brand’s store in Gracechurch Shopping Centre is expected to close on January 9.
Visit Royal Sutton Coldfield BID confirmed the news on social media.
A post on Facebook yesterday said: “TG Jones (formerly WH Smith) confirmed to us today that the store in Gracechurch will close on 9 January.
“Our thoughts are with all the staff affected by the closure.
“We hope that the Post Office service can remain in its current location or, alternatively, be relocated elsewhere within the town so this important service remains accessible to the local community.”
TG Jones was known as WHSmith before the private equity firm Modella Capital bought the high street brand in 2025.
Earlier this year, it was revealed that up to 150 out of the 450 TG Jones stores nationwide could be closed.
Many of TG Jones’s stores are on high streets.
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