WH Smith PLC

21Q

Company Profile

  • Business description

    WH Smith PLC is a U.K. retailer selling a various product. Its two core business segments are travel and high street. WHSmith's travel stores offer products such as food, drink, publications, books, and tech accessories and other products to travelers. This segment operates predominantly in airports, railway stations, hospitals, and workplaces across Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and India. The high street segment operates stores in the United Kingdom, predominantly on the U.K. high street. The high street segment sells products into the following categories: stationery, books, newspapers, magazines, and confectionery. It also has an online retail business that sells a range of books, stationery, magazines, and gifts through its websites.

  • Contact

    Greenbridge Road
    SwindonWiltshireSN3 3RX
    GBR

    T: +44 1793616161

    E: [email protected]

    https://www.whsmithplc.co.uk

  • Sector

    Consumer Cyclical

    Stock type

    Cyclical

  • Industry

    Specialty Retail

    Fiscal Year End

    31 August 2026

    Employees

    14,451

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