WH Smith to expand into US airports after £155m deal for accessories outlet In Motion October 30, 2018 WH Smith's share price rose over five per cent this morning on news it will expand its brand into US airports after buying American travel accessories outlet In Motion. The $198m (£155m) deal sees the British retailer take over 114 stores across some of the busiest airports in the US. It doubles the size of WH [...]
WH Smith’s share price slides over 10 per cent as retailer promises to restructure stores October 11, 2018 Shares in retailer WH Smith slumped more than 13 per cent in trading today, after its preliminary annual results revealed plans to restructure its high street business amid a challenging trading environment. Its share price fell to a low of 1,748p this morning, crashing down from its opening price of 1,963p. Read more: WH Smith to [...]
WH Smith to restructure its high street business as travel takes off October 11, 2018 WH Smith intends to restructure its high street business after conducting a thorough review of the challenging environment faced by UK stores, as its total revenue edged upwards off the back of growth in its travel locations. While its high street profit was its third highest in 15 years, the retailer said it will wind down [...]
WH Smith IT glitch shares users’ private data in mass emails September 2, 2015 WH Smith has sent users' private data out in mass emails to other customers following an IT glitch. The source of the breach seems to be a poorly constructed contact form on the retailer’s website. When a customer fills out the form, instead of sending the message to the company itself, the information was sent [...]
WH Smith’s share price falls as retailer reveals full year results to beat expectations August 20, 2015 WH Smith's share price nudged down as it said sales would beat expectations for the full year to the end of August, in a pre-close announcement issued this morning. The retailer said there had been a strong performance in its travel division during the second half, with “good sales across all of our core [...]
WH Smith posts profit boost despite a slide in sales on the high street April 16, 2015 Stationery chain WH Smith reported a four per cent rise in half-year profits even as sales fell on the high street, after winning new contracts to open travel outlets overseas. The retailer, which has 740 travel outlets and 621 high street stores, reported pre-tax profits of £72m in the six months to the end of [...]
WH Smith share price remains flat despite fall in underlying sales – and its carpets are still a mess November 12, 2014 WH Smith's underlying sales were down one per cent over the ten week period to 8 November, but investors were unaffected by the news. Shares in the retailer hardly changed during morning trading, going up by just by 0.5 per cent to £12.12. Of the two parts of the business – WHSmith Travel [...]
WH Smith CEO Steve Clarke says stationery chain is ready for lift-off October 16, 2014 Steve Clarke has often described himself as a shy person, but with strong full-year results to shout about yesterday, the WH Smith boss came out of his shell. The cheery Irishman, who took over from his long-serving predecessor Kate Swann in July last year, put the retailer’s success – and his good mood – down [...]
WH Smith announces trial for standalone greeting cards stores as profits climbs October 16, 2014 WH Smith has achieved a pre-tax profit of £112m for the year ended 31 August, up nine per cent from the previous year. The FTSE 250 company which boasts 1,300 stores nation-wide also saw a total ordinary dividend per share of 35p, a 14 per cent increase on the previous year. Stephen Clarke, group chief [...]
WH Smith says it expects strong results for the year August 21, 2014 WH Smith announced this morning that it expects positive results for the year ending 31 August. In a pre-close trading update released today, the British book/newspaper/stationery retailer said its high street, railway and airport businesses had all performed well over the last year. It added that its new store opening programme remains on track, [...]