WHSmith to open travel-retail stores at Sydney Airport
UK-based retail chain WHSmith is increasing its presence at Sydney Airport with up to six ‘travel essentials’ retail stores in the T1 international terminal. The stores will feature a new...
Sales down, profits up at WHSmith
UK book chain WHSmith has recorded a 9% year-to-year rise in pre-tax profits in its annual results for the year ending 31 August, reports the Bookseller. The chain’s travel stores had a ‘record...
WHSmith UK stocks Amazon Publishing titles
UK book chain WHSmith is stocking paperback books published by Amazon Publishing’s crime fiction imprint Thomas & Mercer, reports the Bookseller. Thomas & Mercer books by the authors Mel Sherratt,...
WHSmith Melbourne Central closes
The WHSmith store at Melbourne Central Shopping Centre has closed. The store announced the news on its Facebook page in May. Its final day was 18 June. The store had been...
WH Smith reduces backlist, increases children’s and Kobo devices
UK bookselling chain WH Smith has reduced the amount of shelf space for adult backlist titles in its stores, making room for more children’s books and Kobo ereading devices, reports...
WH Smith relaunches ebookstore without self-published titles
In the UK, WH Smith is selling ebooks again after taking its store offline following the discovery of a number of explicit self-published ebooks provided by Kobo, reports the Bookseller....
WH Smith relaunches website without ebooks
In the UK, WH Smith has relaunched its website after taking the site offline for nearly four days, reports the Bookseller. However, the retailer is not currently selling ebooks and...
Kobo removes all self-published titles from UK store
Kobo has removed all self-published titles from its UK store following WH Smith’s decision to take its website offline while it removes explicit ebooks provided by the retailer, reports the Bookseller....
WH Smith trials franchising with independent newsagents
In the UK, bookselling chain WH Smith is trialling a new model of franchising with independent newsagents, reports the Telegraph. The new arrangements are being tested at a store in...
UK publisher and politician hits out at WH Smith, Waterstones and Amazon
UK publisher and Conservative Party politician Iain Dale has used a speech at the Independent Publishers Guild conference to hit out at large booksellers such as WH Smith, Waterstones and...
WH Smith to open two UK Zoodle children’s bookshops
In the UK, WH Smith will open two stores under its dedicated children’s brand Zoodle in Manchester Airport next month, reports the Bookseller. As previously reported by Bookseller+Publisher, the UK...
WH Smith opens dedicated children’s store at Melbourne Airport
UK bookselling chain WH Smith has opened a dedicated children’s store in the international terminal at Melbourne Airport. The store, which opened on 15 December, is WH Smith’s first store...
WH Smith ebook performance ‘ahead of plan’, profits before tax up 10%
British retailer WH Smith, which operates eight stores in Australia, says its performance in the ebooks market, where it sells ebooks in partnership with Kobo, ‘continues to be ahead of...
WH Smith to open two new Oz stores in July; international stores report ‘record profit performance’
UK bookselling chain WH Smith will open two new stores in Australia this year, bringing the number of WH Smith outlets across the country to eight. A spokesperson for WH...
WH Smith to open second store at Melbourne’s Southern Cross station
UK bookselling chain WH Smith will open a second store at Southern Cross train station in Melbourne next month. A spokesperson for WH Smith told Bookseller+Publisher that the new store,...
Kobo-branded stores to open inside WH Smith stores
Ebook provider and retailer Kobo announced at the London Book Fair this month that it has reached an agreement with UK bookselling chain WH Smith to open Kobo-branded ‘shops’ within...
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The Nile offers free shipping in Oz, NZOnline bookseller The Nile announced this week that it is offering free shipping in Australia on all orders under $50 for a limited time. The...