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Inside the death of WH Smith as it disappears forever: How high street stalwart founded in 1792 went from must-shop location to shutting down ALL its remaining 500 branches

War raged in Europe, a US president was re-elected and the first WH Smith outlet began trading - though that was back in 1792 and now the UK firm faces coming to an end.