WHSmith

WHSmith is the UK’s leading specialist multiple newsagent, a category covering books, greeting cards, stationery, newspapers, magazines, confectionary and more. Operations are divided into two divisions by location type: high street and travel. Retail Week provides news, analysis, features and opinion about WHSmith and the books, cards and stationery sectors.

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Gallery
WHSmith opens larger, brighter store in popular London station
2025-12-22T07:00:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
WHSmith opened its new, larger and brighter store in London Bridge station in time for Christmas.
Analysis
What’s next for WHSmith as it plans recovery from accounting controversy?
2025-12-19T15:15:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Travel retailer WHSmith posted its delayed results today, revealing that group profit before tax fell from £114m to £108m and trading profit slipped from £170m to £159m in the year to August 31
News
WHSmith admits ‘much to do to rebuild confidence’ as profits fall
2025-12-19T07:18:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Travel retail specialist WHSmith has reported a slip in earnings after an accounting controversy in the US that cost its chief executive his job.

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Feature

Shake-ups, showdowns and sabotage: the stories that defined retail in 2025

2025-12-19T07:00:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

Retail Week looks back at 2025. From the cyber attacks that crippled high-street giants, to several high-profile administrations and the splitting up of one of Britain’s oldest and best-known brands, the year was another tumultuous one for the sector

News

TGJones owner explores potential sale of head office and distribution centre

2025-11-24T15:49:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev

TGJones’ owner Modella Capital is exploring the possibility of selling the freehold on its Swindon head office and distribution centre in the future, Retail Week can reveal.

Watchdog considering investigation into WHSmith profit overstatement
2025-11-24T07:32:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
Modella sets out plans to make TGJones ‘hub of the high street’
2025-11-19T16:03:00+00:00By Hugh Radojev
Explainer: What are the implications of WHSmith’s US accounting blunder?
2025-11-19T15:50:00+00:00By Megan Robinson
WHSmith boss resigns following accounting investigation
2025-11-19T07:32:00+00:00By Megan Robinson

WHSmith delays results as accounting investigation continues
2025-10-29T14:23:00+00:00By George MacDonald
Modella Capital weighs up bid for New Look
2025-10-06T16:31:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan and Hugh Radojev
John Lewis Partnership appoints new chief people officer
2025-10-01T11:18:00+01:00By Aoife Morgan
'WHSmith’s American dream takes on nightmarish hue'
2025-08-21T14:01:00+01:00By George MacDonald

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