W H Smith


 
 

This article is about the retail chain; for people of that name, see William Henry Smith.

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W H Smith is a British company, best known for its chain of high street and railway station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, and entertainment products. It is also a major distributor of newspapers and magazines, and formerly owned publishing businesses, and a number of other retail chains in the United Kingdom, North America, and the Pacific Rim.

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WHSmith PLC is listed on the London Stock Exchange as SMWH, and is part of the FTSE 250 Index.

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British: The word British has several different uses. See the article on Britain for more details on the development and use of the word Britain....

High street: This article is about the urban phenomenon, the shopping high street. For the fell, see High Street (Lake District)...

Railway station: REDIRECT Train station...


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Introduction
Retail operations
News distribution
History
Takeover plans
Awards and prizes
W H Smith in British life
Trivia
External links
 


 

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