RETAILER RESURGENCE
THERE’S BEEN a boost to the scale model industry with an announcement that hobby retailer Modelzone has been relaunched as a specialist brand under the ownership of the WHSmith retail chain.
This follows a significant hiatus following the firm’s administration and then acquisition by the well-known high-street retailer during 2013, with this new incarnation currently operating exclusively online. It is set to resume a longstanding partnership with Hornby Hobbies by stocking a range of the firm’s model railway products along with those from Airfix, Scalextric and Corgi – including exclusive offerings, model kits and starter sets.
Products and further details are available from: www.whsmith.co.uk/modelzone