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WH Smith PLC, trading as WHSmith (also written WH Smith, and known colloquially as Smith's and formerly as W. H. Smith & Son), is a British retailer, with headquarters in Swindon, England, which operates a chain of high street, railway station, airport, port, hospital and motorway service station shops selling books, stationery, magazines, newspapers, entertainment products and confectionery.
In 1990 WHSmith took a strong minority stake in the chain, and ten years after its birth, by 1992, Waterstone's had grown to be the largest bookseller group in Europe. WHSmith [20] then acquired the company in 1993 at an enterprise value of £47m, paying £5.27 a share on 8.1m 10p shares, a 53x multiple for the early-stage investors. [21]
Prior to administration and the subsequent acquisition of the brand by WHSmith in 2013, it operated as a retail company through a chain of high-street stores and a distribution arm, Amerang. [citation needed] When Modelzone entered administration in June 2013, the company had 47 branches and 385 employees, and was the UK's largest model retailer.
The business can trace its roots to two do it yourself chains, Big K and Calypso. These were bought by LCP (Lunt Comley & Pitt) and traded as LCP Homecentres. In 1978, the business was acquired by WHSmith and renamed W.H. Smith Do It All Limited, trading as WHSmith Do It All.
The retailer said the IT hack has not impacted its trading activities, website or customer accounts and databases. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
The company, originally established as "WHSmith News", was renamed Smiths News PLC on its demerger from WHSmith on 1 September 2006. [2]In April 2014, the company rebranded as Connect Group PLC to reflect the diversity of the company's markets.
The retailer said hackers have accessed UK staff payroll data, such as names, addresses, dates of birth and national insurance numbers. WH Smith workers’ personal data accessed in second IT hack ...
Since 2010, the current owner of the brand, retailer WHSmith, has used 'Gadget Shop' branding on some of its products. [5] From 2015, WHSmith Australia used the 'Gadget Shop' trademark for small outlets at Brisbane Airport and Perth Airport which sold phone chargers and travel accessories. [6] These closed in the early 2020s. [7]