The theme for the British High Street? It has to be “Another One Bites the Dust”. WHSmith is the latest famous name for whom that thumping baseline is tolling. The group – with a 232-year ...

WHSmith’s high street stores have been woefully under-invested, with the business doing as little as possible to bring them into the modern age” - Russ Mould, AJ Bell ...

WHAT was the last thing you bought at a WH Smith shop? A magazine, a newspaper, a vape refill? Or were you ripped off spending almost three times as much on a bottle of water, packet of crisps ...

Last December, WHSmith attached security tags to advent calendars, £2 Terry’s Chocolate Oranges and card games as part of an effort to combat shoplifting during the Christmas period.

Swindon-headquartered WH Smith told investors it was confident of "another year of good growth in 2025" despite "some economic uncertainty" and as it reported falling sales in its UK high ...