WHSmith

WHSmith is the UK’s leading specialist multiple newsagent, a category covering books, greeting cards, stationery, newspapers, magazines, confectionary and more. Operations are divided into two divisions by location type: high street and travel. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about WHSmith and the books, cards and stationery sectors.

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Interview
Q&A: THG Nutrition chief executive Neil Mistry explains why the Myprotein rebrand is the solution to declining sales
2024-11-18T16:30:00+00:00By Ritika Bhoora
Retail Week speaks to THG Nutrition’s chief executive Neil Mistry about the recent Myprotein rebrand, striking retail partnerships with giants like WHSmith and Holland & Barrett, and how he’s trying to turn around declining sales.
News
WHSmith chief executive sees ‘exciting opportunities’ in American airports and UK hospitals
2024-11-14T15:13:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
WHSmith chief executive Carl Cowling said he sees “exciting opportunities” for growth across North American airports and UK hospitals, following the retailer’s preliminary results for the year to August 31.
News
WHSmith profits and revenues soar as travel business takes off
2024-11-14T07:16:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
WHSmith has reported increases in profits and revenues, driven by strong performances by its travel businesses in the UK and around the globe.

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John Lewis adds buy now, pay later option with Klarna

2024-11-05T08:00:00+00:00By George MacDonald

Department store group John Lewis is to offer online customers a buy now, pay later payment option after teaming up with financial services provider Klarna.

News

WHSmith is relaunching vinyl in its high street stores after 30-year absence

2024-10-21T09:26:00+01:00By Megan Robinson

WHSmith is bringing vinyl back into 80 of its high street stores across the UK following “growing customer demand” for the product.

Q&A: WHSmith’s managing director of UK travel is dialling up its offer to reach new heights
2024-09-25T14:39:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
WHSmith has revealed a new tranche of Toys R Us locations ahead of Christmas
2024-09-19T16:07:00+01:00By George MacDonald
WHSmith has delivered strong growth in travel driven by the peak summer season
2024-09-11T06:27:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
WHSmith unveils its new Smith’s Kitchen format to take a bite out of the food-to-go market
2024-08-15T15:02:00+01:00By Hugh Radojev

Airport retailers could see a boost in sales if global IT outage continues
2024-07-19T14:46:00+01:00By Megan Robinson
Retail cabinet: What would government look like if retailers ran the country?
2024-07-03T15:47:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne, Hugh Radojev and George MacDonald
How Ikea, WHSmith and Decathlon are going green to win shopper spend
2024-07-02T05:00:00+01:00Promotional research for nShift, By Rebecca Taylor
Ideal world: What retail would look like in the world’s greatest airport departure lounge
2024-07-01T05:00:00+01:00By Ellis Hawthorne

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