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WH Smith PLC is a leading global retailer for news, books and convenience, and is made up of two core business – Travel and High Street. At the heart of both our businesses are our people and our customers. We aim to create value for both by constantly innovating and expanding on an incredible global scale, and...
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| Sep 25, 2026 | Poundland suitors tussle to buy £30m discount retailer | Several bidders will table offers for Poundland on Friday, as the owners of the discount retailer seek £30m for the company they bought for just £1. Multiple suitors are expected to hand their bids to Gordon Brothers, which owns Poundland, ... |
| Sep 22, 2026 | Claire’s Accessories administrators hand creditors nearly £10m bill | The administrators of collapsed jewellery retailer Claire’s Accessories have billed nearly £10m for their work, with bosses charging more than £1,500 per hour. The retail chain collapsed for the second time in January, just months after pri... |
| Sep 16, 2026 | WH Smith warns on profit again as discounting hits margins | WH Smith has cut its profit target again after warning that intense discounting and “inflation headwinds” are hitting its bottom line. The convenience retailer had initially told investors it could make as much as £105m in pre-tax profit th... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | Ритейлер WH Smith: продажи в аэропортах падают из-за войны в Иране | Ритейлер WH Smith: продажи в аэропортах падают из-за войны в Иране Британский ритейлер WH Smith, управляющий 1,2 тыс. торговых точек в аэропортах, больницах и на вокзалах в разных странах, сообщил о существенном сокращении числа покупателей... |
| Jun 10, 2026 | WH Smith shares crater after outlook slashed on Iran war travel chaos | WH Smith shares have cratered after the retailer slashed its profit forecast amid the prolonged slowdown in global travel and slump in consumer confidence caused by the Iran war. Shares in the FTSE 250 retailer slumped by 16 per cent on Wed... |
| May 14, 2026 | Mark Kleinman: Could Wells Fargo bank on a megadeal with Barclays? | Mark Kleinman is Sky News’ City Editor and the man who gets the Square Mile talking in his City AM column Now this really would liven up London’s M&A market. Since the turn of the year, the City rumour mill has persistently buzzed with ... |
| Nov 19, 2025 | Bake-off: Ex-WH Smith finance chief withdraws from Greggs role after audit blunder | The former finance chief of WH Smith will no longer take up a position on the board of Greggs after a damning audit report into the travel retailer revealed inconsistent accounting practices during his stint as finance boss. In a statement ... |
| Aug 21, 2025 | UK's WH Smith cuts profit forecast after accounting blunder, shares sink | UK's WH Smith cuts profit forecast after accounting blunder, shares sink By ReutersAugust 21, 20258:05 AM UTCUpdated ago Text Small Text Medium Text Large Text Share X Facebook Linkedin Email Link A branch of WH Smith is seen at a rail... |
| Jul 16, 2025 | CNBC’s UK Exchange newsletter: Britain was once known as a ‘nation of shopkeepers.’ Now, not so much | The U.K.’s high streets are undergoing an immense change as retailers, in some cases many decades old, shut up shop for the last time. In all, around 17,350 retail sites are expected to shut down this year, with the loss of almost 202,000 j... |
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What has the press written about Wh?
Parsers VC has collected 23 articles mentioning Wh, among them “Poundland suitors tussle to buy £30m discount retailer” (Sep 25, 2026) and “Claire’s Accessories administrators hand creditors nearly £10m bill” (Sep 22, 2026).
Is Wh still active?
Yes, Wh is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Nov 2, 2026.