Revealed: owner of former WH Smith stores is charging fee to use fictitious ‘family’ brand
brand The investment company that owns the former WH Smith high street stores is charging the retailer millions of pounds in licence fees for the right to use its [widely derided](https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/24/tg-jones-brand-replaced-wh-smith-high-street) TG