WH Smith PLC
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WH Smith PLC Company Profile

This Smith is far from anonymous. WH Smith is one of the biggest book, newspaper and magazine, and stationery retailers in the UK. The group divides its business between High Street (in the US, "Main Street") and Travel. The more than 600 High Street stores sell reading and writing materials, and some entertainment products. WH Smith's Travel business comprises 560-plus shops for people on the go in London and regional airports, train stations, hospitals and workplaces, and roadway quick-stops. Offerings include newspapers, magazines, tobacco, and impulse items. WH Smith sells online via its namesake website (the UK's #2 e-tail bookseller behind Amazon) and a personalized cards and gifts site Funky Pigeon.