All WHSmith articles – Page 10
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News
WHSmith pilots digital headphone store as it eyes opportunities for growth
WHSmith is piloting a digital headphone store at Liverpool John Lennon Airport as it presses ahead with investment in “new opportunities”.
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WHSmith like-for-likes rise over Christmas: What the analysts say
WHSmith reported a 2% like-for-like rise over Christmas and expects growth to be “slightly ahead” for the year. Here’s the City’s reaction.
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WHSmith raises profit guidance after strong Christmas trading
WHSmith expects profit growth to be “slightly ahead of plan” as adult colouring books boost sales at its high-street arm over Christmas.
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Agenda: WHSmith, Pets at Home, N Brown and Halfords updates
Retail Week looks ahead to next week with trading updates from WHSmith, Pets at Home, Halfords and N Brown all on the agenda.
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Data
Christmas trading 2015: Retailers battle it out for the top spot
Find out how retailers have performed during the critical Christmas trading period with our league table comparing like-for-like sales.
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News
Government to review airport retail VAT practices following ‘rip-off’ fears
The Government has launched a review into how VAT is applied by retailers in airports following controversy last summer.
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Review of the Year: Making headlines for the wrong reasons
From the controversy over airport store pricing to disgruntled milk farmers, for some retailers 2015 was a tough one in PR terms.
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WHSmith boss pockets nearly £4m as annual pay jumps 55%
WHSmith boss Steve Clarke has pocketed a 55% pay rise after the retailer posted its best sales performance for 13 years.
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Breakfast briefing: Retail news on Ao World, WHSmith, Staples and Office Depot
Retail news round-up on December 8, 2015: Ruane Cunniff & Goldfarb snaps up 5.4% stake in Ao.com and WHSmith boss gets 55% pay rise after best sales.
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Opinion
Opinion: Waterstones has turned over a new leaf with a back-to-basics tack
Bookshops are experiencing a retail resurgence by focusing on their core proposition, instead of distracting shoppers with anything but.
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Data
Data: The top 30 declining retailers by store closures in 2015
Londis was the retailer that recorded the biggest drop in store numbers in the year to mid-October, according to the Local Data Company.
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Analysis
WHSmith boss downplays living wage impact as 'business as usual'
The introduction of the national living wage in April will have minimal impact on WHSmith, according to boss Stephen Clarke.
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Analysis
Nick Bubb's verdict: Don't judge WHSmith by the state of its stores
After a summer of poor PR, does WHSmith’s comment today about “evolving our customer proposition” imply a change of stance?
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Analysis
WHSmith reveals rising profits and estimates £2m to £3m living wage impact
WHSmith has reported rising profits but flat like-for-likes in its full year as it estimates the living wage will cost it £2m to £3m a year.
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Analysis
Without a sense of purpose retailers risk losing touch with shoppers
While it pales into insignificance in relation to VW’s embarrassment, retailers are also increasingly finding it difficult to see the wood for the trees.
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Analysis
Next week in retail: N Brown interims, WHSmith results, Game and Zalando
Retail Week presents a round-up of what to look out for next week, including a half-year update from N Brown and full-year figures from WHSmith.
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Video
Shortcuts: A guide to how money from the plastic bag levy will be spent
The plastic bag levy landed this week in England. In 60 seconds we explain where the potential £780m raised over 10 years will be going
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Analysis
WHSmith cuts hospital prices after meeting with Labour MP
WHSmith is cutting the cost of products in its hospital stores after a meeting with Labour MP Paula Sherriff.
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News
WHSmith's online customers have data distributed in mass emails after 'bug'
WHSmith customers have had private data sent to fellow users of the retailer’s website after a glitch with an online contact form.
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Video
The Retail Week: Sainsbury's living wage, WHSmith and Dave Lewis
Catch up on this week’s big retail stories with analysis from executive editor George MacDonald and reporter Luke Tugby.