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    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      The Top LineTom Braithwaite
      How Goldman’s derivatives saved a pension scheme

      Liability-driven investing has been pilloried but the strategy has worked for WHSmith

    • Friday, 26 August, 2022
      News in-depth
      The reinvention of WHSmith: from high street to airport terminal

      Retailer’s fortunes have risen, fallen and are now rising again in tandem with the air industry

    • Wednesday, 15 June, 2022
      Travel rebound pushes WHSmith quarterly sales to pre-pandemic level

      FTSE 250 retailer predicts annual profits will be towards top end of market forecasts

    • Saturday, 30 April, 2022
      Investments
      Investors’ Chronicle: PureTech Health, WHSmith, Associated British Foods

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Tuesday, 29 March, 2022
      Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences
      Will Smith apologises for slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars

      Academy says it will explore appropriate ‘consequences’ for dust-up during awards show

    • Wednesday, 1 September, 2021
      City Bulletin
      WHSmith warns of tough 2021 but better 2022 Premium content

      Tencent expands beyond China and ‘boring’ Bunzl now has a £1bn war chest

    • Wednesday, 28 April, 2021
      Retail sector
      WHSmith raises cash as recovery hopes grow

      Group plans to expand travel business despite losses through Covid pandemic

    • Friday, 13 November, 2020
      Investments
      Investors Chronicle: Manolete Partners, WHSmith, Oxford Instruments

      Companies analysis from our sister publication

    • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
      WHSmith plays down vaccine boost for travel unit

      UK retailer posts smaller than expected £69m loss and points to ‘steady’ high street recovery

    • Wednesday, 5 August, 2020
      WHSmith plans to axe 1,500 jobs as travel curbs bite

      Full-year loss of up to £75m forecast as coronavirus depresses passenger numbers at transport hubs

    • Friday, 21 February, 2020
      Newspaper industry
      WHSmith and Daily Telegraph reach peace agreement

      Retailer will resume sales this weekend after spat over shrinking margins

    • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
      LombardCat Rutter Pooley
      Metro Bank mess looks too much for its new broom to clear up

      Challenges at challenger; Pendragon’s new salesman; Telegraph’s station spat

    • Wednesday, 19 February, 2020
      Media
      WHSmith excludes Daily Telegraph from shops at railway stations

      Battle escalates over newspaper retailers’ shrinking margins

    • Friday, 14 February, 2020
      Newspaper industry
      WHSmith moves Daily Telegraph from ‘news’ to ‘magazine’ section of stores

      Move by UK retailer comes as publisher grapples with decline in sales

    • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      WHSmith’s $400m US deal is only half the incredible story

      Retailer is expanding into US airports but still growing margin on UK high street

    • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
      City Bulletin
      Opening Quote: WH Smith buys US travel retailer for $400m

      Your morning City briefing on companies in the news, job moves and what’s happening in the markets

    • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
      WHSmith to expand in US with $400m deal for Marshall Retail

      UK retailer agrees to buy Las Vegas-based company as it seeks to sidestep high-street slowdown

    • Thursday, 17 October, 2019
      WH Smith to buy US travel company for $400m

      UK stationery-to-travel company expands with plan to buy Marshall Retail

    • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      On climate and carbon emissions, BP should be as sure as Shell

      Management of a company supposedly committed to renewables should know which way political wind is blowing

    • Tuesday, 21 May, 2019
      WH Smith chief Stephen Clarke to step down in October

      Departure announced as retailer reports 15% rise in group sales

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
      LombardMatthew Vincent
      WH Smith finds travel broadens the margin and revenue lines

      Profit from international arm helps chain stay strong

    • Thursday, 11 April, 2019
      WH Smith boosts dividend with travel unit ascendant

      Sales growth at airports and station stores outweighs decline on high street

    • Wednesday, 23 January, 2019
      Travel up, high street down: business as usual at WH Smith
    • Saturday, 10 November, 2018
      News in-depth
      WH Smith takes right direction of travel

      Retailer may be shifting from UK’s high streets but it is on the offensive

    • Tuesday, 6 November, 2018
      Barnes & Noble Inc
      UK’s WH Smith was mystery would-be buyer of Barnes & Noble

      UK stationers made and withdrew offer for US book chain

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