WH Smith to stock vinyl albums for first time since 1990s LPs will be available in 80 high street shops across the UK to attract ‘seasoned fans and new listeners alike’ The Guardian - UK · Oct 21, 2024
WH Smith launches £50m share buyback after strong summer Rise in travel-related sales benefits retailer, with group revenue up 7% in year to end of August The Guardian - UK · Sep 11, 2024
Bookshop.org launches secondhand book buy-back scheme that will rival Amazon Books can be exchanged for credit in the ground-breaking new scheme The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024
Bookshop.org launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books Bookloop will allow customers to trade books they own for credit to use on the online retailer’s website, with accumulated royalties being distributed to authors The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024
I (regrettably) tried a nicotine pouch. It made me question what I think about addiction They are becoming hugely popular. I felt instantly nauseous, but if others crave them, I can’t see a problem, says journalist Imogen West-Knights The Guardian - UK · Aug 23, 2024
How worried should you be about E.coli right now? As products are recalled because of an outbreak, a scientist and a doctor discuss the implications for public health. The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Airports hiking up price of snacks by nearly 50% with Pret and WH Smith among offenders Research shows high street favourites are charging significantly more at airports and train stations The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2024
Third UK sandwich maker recalls product, saying it is a precaution Plant-based food company This has not detected E coli in the wrap but is concerned about possible contamination The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024
FTSE 100 Live 5 June: Index higher but Centrica falls, WHSmith in robust update Retail trading conditions are in focus today after discounter B&M and the travel-focused chain WH Smith updated investors. Evening Standard · Jun 5, 2024
Millions of vapes could be dumped ahead of UK ban as retailers ‘fail to recycle’ Nine out of ten producers and sellers do not fulfil their legal duty to help consumers dispose of e-cigarettes, study shows The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2024
FTSE 100 Live 26 January: Index closes up 100 points in best day of 2024, another US 'soft landing' boost Currys takeover speculation cooled today after US investment group Elliott Advisors dropped its interest. Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024
L’esprit de l’escalier – the Guardian edition Brief letters: Witty comeback needed | Early flowering daffs | WH Smith rebrand | Accents | Knighthoods | The national anthem The Guardian - UK · Dec 29, 2023
Cherishing age-old values at a family Christmas Brief letters: Generations of public service | Devi Sridhar | Guardian wrapped up | Spring has sprung | WH Smith rebrand | Vera’s detective work The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023
WH Smith faces ridicule after rebrand likened to NHS logo The rebrand trial has only been introduced in 10 stores across England but has met fierce criticism The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Dec 27, 2023 WH Smith’s ‘WHS’ rebrand criticised for similarity to NHS logo New signage seen on 10 stores during trial sparks online backlash from customers
Evening Standard · Dec 27, 2023 WH Smith's 'baffling' new logo trial likened to NHS branding WH Smith is trialling a new logo design at ten of its stores across the country
The National (Scotland) · Nov 29, 2023 Sony and Coca-Cola among 200 firms calling for COP28 pledge to ditch fossil fuels WH Smith, DHL, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and Virgin Media O2 have joined more than 200 businesses to call for an international agreement to…
Fortune · Nov 10, 2023 Britney Spears driving U.K. book-buying renaissance Spears' memoir sold more than 1 million copies in her first week, and it appears to be helping U.K. retailers' own bottom line.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 9, 2023 Britney Spears memoir helping drive UK book market growth, says WH Smith Singer’s tell-all book and Richard Osman’s latest crime novel boosting pre-Christmas sales, says retailer
The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2023 WH Smith launches second hand buy-back scheme for unwanted books Customers will be able to trade their used books in return for a voucher to spend in store or online
The Guardian - UK · Nov 2, 2023 WH Smith launches buy-back scheme for secondhand books Customers will be able to trade their used books for a voucher to spend in store or online – but industry figures warn the scheme may be ‘too good to be true’
Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023 OPINION - Dylan Jones: Oxford Street must change or die, because right now it’s dying Oxford Street was built for lunchtime. At least it was for me. When I worked in the West End, if I wasn’t having a fancy lunch, at one o’clock I’d nip out from my office and spend the best part of an hour wandering up and down it, dipping into…
Evening Standard · Sep 29, 2023 Vultures circle over UK firms where bargains are to be found Fifteen UK stock market listed companies with a combined market value of nearly £170 billion could be vulnerable to takeover, analysis for the Evening Standard shows, in deals that would kick start the City and the moribund stock market.
Daily Mirror · Jun 30, 2023 WH Smith makes major announcement about stores as Boots plans to close 300 shops The books and stationery giant will instead focus on opening new stores in UK airports and train stations, as well as opening shops in the US and Europe
Wales Online · Jun 30, 2023 WH Smith says it's not opening any more high street shops Landmark retailer has said it will now concentrate on stores in airports and railway stations