WH Smith PLC Security Rating

whsmith.co.uk

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Industry Retail
Footprint 73 IPs
Followers Monitored by 22 companies
Headquarters Swindon, GB
Year founded 1792
Employees 14.9K

WHSmith is a British retailer. The Company’s travel business operates 586 units, mainly in airports, railway stations, motorway service areas, hospitals, and workplaces, primarily in the U.K. Its travel stores sell a tailored range of products, to cater for people on the move or in need of a convenience offer. Its High Street business sells a wide range of products, which are divided into four categories such as stationery, books, and news and impulse, as well as a small offer of entertainment products in some stores. High Street’s trading is seasonal, peaking at Christmas, with other peaks at Easter and in August and September for the ‘Back to School’ range.

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