642.50
-0.5(-0.08%)
Currency In GBp
Address
Greenbridge Road
Swindon, SN3 3RX
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Phone
44 1793 616161
Website
Sector
Consumer Cyclical
Industry
Specialty Retail
Employees
14451
First IPO Date
June 18, 2004
| Name | Title | Pay | Year Born |
| Mr. Carl David Cowling | Group Chief Executive & Director | 1.56M | 1973 |
| Mr. Maxwell Leslie James Izzard | Chief Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer & Director | 0 | 1980 |
| Mr. Ian Houghton | Legal Director & Company Secretary | 0 | 1965 |
WH Smith PLC operates as a retailer in the United Kingdom and internationally. It operates in two segments, Travel and High Street. The Travel segment offers news, books, and convenience for travelling customers. As of August 31, 2021, it operated 1, 166 units primarily in airports, hospitals, railway stations, motorway service areas, and workplaces. The High Street segment sells stationery products, including greetings cards, general stationery, art and craft, and gifting products; news and impulse products, such as newspapers, magazines, confectionery, and drinks; and books. It operated 544 stores. This segment also offers its stationery, books, magazines, and gifts through whsmith.co.uk; personalized greetings cards and gifts through funkypigeon.com; pens through cultpens.com; and personalized stationery products through treeofhearts.co.uk and dottyaboutpaper.co.uk websites. The company was founded in 1792 and is based in Swindon, the United Kingdom.