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.
Three-quarters of the British public are not fans of the rebrand of the former WHSmith high street business to TGJones, according to exclusive polling shared with Retail Week.
WHSmith has challenges of its own to cope with, and it’s impossible to see why it would divert any focus to the fortunes of its former high street arm. Ultimately, the buck stops with TGJones’ owner, Modella, observes George MacDonald
WHSmith has reported solid revenue growth as its North American travel business continues to outperform other international markets
Modella Capital, the owner of TGJones, has approached Teneo to help draw up plans to restructure the business.
Grindsmith coffee store will open in Manchester Airport Terminal 2 alongside a newly designed travel essentials store. The company also announced a new store at Liverpool John Lennon Airport.
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