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WHSmith

WH Smith plc is a British travel retailer, operating in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Predominately operating in airports, alongside railway stations, hospitals and service stations, the company is best known as a retailer of refreshments, books, and entertainment. The company trades under a series of brands, mainly WHSmith…

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Founded
1792; 234 years ago (1792) in London, England
Industry
Retail
Headquarters
London, England, UK
Area served
Worldwide
Brands
InMotion · District Market · Flight Stop · Lick · Marshall Rousso
Formerly
Pollquote Limited (2004–2006) · New WH Smith plc (June–August 2006)

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WHSmith

Nodes98
Edges97
Triples123
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.020408
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WHSmith

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related to Focus on travel retail · 16
WHSmith → Communication Workers Union, CWU, Following, Funky Pigeon, In January, In March, June, Modella, Modella Capital, Post Office, Post Offices, Royal Mail, TGJones, The, Toys, Us
related to Since 2015 · 16
WHSmith → After, EU, European Union, High Street, In, In May, March, Parliament, Pinderfields Hospital, Tesco, The, The Independent, This, UK, VAT, Wakefield
related to International · 15
WHSmith → Airport Electronics Retailer InMotion, American, As, By, Canada, Canadian, Chapters, Coles, In, Many SmithBooks, Marshall Retail Group, North America, SmithBooks, The, They
related to Expansion · 14
WHSmith → Boots, DIY, From, June, Smith, Son, The, The Do It All, Their, This, Tim Waterstone, Waterstone's, WH Smith Travel, WHSmith's
related to Restructuring · 14
WHSmith → For, Funky Pigeon, Hodder Headline, In August, In September, Permira, Smiths News, That, The, The Entertainer, The Gadget Shop, This, WH Smith, WHSmith's
related to Television · 11
WHSmith → ABC, Both, By, Ireland, January, Kennedy, Lifestyle, Screensport, Sky Television, UK, UK's
Brands · 10
WHSmith → Cult Pens, curi.o.city, District Market, Flight Stop, InMotion, iStore, Lick, Marshall Rousso, Root & Branch, Tech Express
related to United Kingdom · 8
WHSmith → By April, Crown Post Offices, High Street, March, Post Office, Since, United News, Yorkshire-based
Formerly · 2
WHSmith → New WH Smith plc (June–August 2006), Pollquote Limited (2004–2006)
Traded as · 2
WHSmith → FTSE 250 component, LSE: SMWH

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
WHSmithArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsInMotion1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsDistrict Market1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsFlight Stop1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsLick1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsMarshall Rousso1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsRoot & Branch1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsTech Express1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandscuri.o.city1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsiStore1.00infobox
WHSmithBrandsCult Pens1.00infobox
WHSmithFormerlyPollquote Limited (2004–2006)1.00infobox
WHSmithFormerlyNew WH Smith plc (June–August 2006)1.00infobox
WHSmithFounded1792; 234 years ago (1792) in London, England1.00infobox
WHSmithFounderHenry Walton Smith1.00infobox
WHSmithHeadquartersLondon, England, UK1.00infobox
WHSmithIndustryRetail1.00infobox
WHSmithKey peopleLeo Quinn (Executive Chairman)1.00infobox
WHSmithNet income£(137) million (2025)1.00infobox
WHSmithNumber of employees14,235 (2025)1.00infobox
WHSmithNumber of locations593 (UK Travel) 687 (International Travel)[a]1.00infobox
WHSmithOperating income£148 million (2025)1.00infobox
WHSmithRevenue£1,553 million (2025)1.00infobox
WHSmithSubsidiariesMarshall Retail Group1.00infobox
WHSmithSuccessorTGJones (high street retail and online businesses)1.00infobox
WHSmithTraded asLSE: SMWH1.00infobox
WHSmithTraded asFTSE 250 component1.00infobox
WHSmithTypePublic1.00infobox
WHSmithWebsitewhsmithplc.co.uk1.00infobox

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